Download or read book Supply chain management theory and practice - the emergence of an academic discipline? written by and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This e-book asks: Is Supply Chain Management an emerging academic discipline? Supply Chain Management (SCM) has continued to grow in prominence within the field of Operations Management and also within the broader discipline of management. Practitioners have begun to adopt and adapt new techniques to supply management that improve firm performance. Organizations in both the public and private sectors are becoming increasingly aware of the pivotal role that SCM can play in their business success. This is a challenging special issue aimed at stimulating debate rather than providing a definiti.