Opportunities for developing the science of operations and supply-chain management
Journal of Operations Management · 2012 · Volume 30 · Issue 3
DOI: 10.1016/j.jom.2011.11.002
Abstract
In a separate paper (Singhal and Singhal, 2011b), we identified two sets of opportunities for radical innovations in operations and supply-chain management (O&SCM): pursuing all phases of science and pursuing multiple perspectives. In this paper, we propose and analyze ways to accomplish this task. A network of research teams can be effective in obtaining multiple perspectives and discovering radical innovation if it conducts intensive research over an extended period. Outliers are a source of multiple perspectives and innovative ideas and can help in identifying and addressing risks. Similarly, meta-analyses and syntheses of published works can provide multiple perspectives and lead to radical innovations.
Keywords
Meta-analysis, Operations management, Outliers, Research, Supply-chain management, Triangulation
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