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Most dominant theories in supply chain management (SCM) take a reductionist and static view, which results in supply chains being operated without much concern for their broader contextual environment. This perspective overlooks that supply chains have become both vulnerable and harmful systems.
Supply chains are not operated without much concern for their broader contextual environment.
Recent and ongoing crises have emphasized that the structures and processes of supply chains are fluid and interwoven with what types of phenomena?
Political-economic and planetary phenomena
What theory does this article build on to reinterpret the supply chain as a social-ecological system?
Panarchy theory
What is the author's vision of supply chain management (SCM) that replaces the modernist view?
A contemporary view of SCM
What does the author argue that most dominant theories in supply chain management (SCM) promote?
A global hunt for cheap labor and resources
Match the following terms with their descriptions according to the text:
Supply Chain Management (SCM) = Promotes a global hunt for cheap labor and resources Modernist view of SCM = Takes a reductionist and static view on the supply chain Contemporary vision of SCM = "Dancing the supply chain" Supply chains = Vulnerable and harmful systems
Match the following concepts with their descriptions from the text:
Panarchy theory = Used to reinterpret the supply chain as a social-ecological system Supply chains = Operated without much concern for their broader contextual environment Structures and processes of supply chains = Fluid and interwoven with political-economic and planetary phenomena Dominant theories in SCM = Overlook that supply chains have become both vulnerable and harmful systems
Match the following views on supply chain management (SCM) with their characteristics:
Modernist view = Reductionist and static Contemporary vision = Dancing the supply chain Dominant theories = Promote a global hunt for cheap labor and resources Author's perspective = Supply chains are fluid and interwoven with political-economic and planetary phenomena
Match the following terms to their definitions according to the article:
Panarchy theory = Theory the article builds on to reinterpret the supply chain Dancing the Supply Chain = More contemporary vision of supply chain management Modernist view of SCM = Characterized by a reductionist and static view on the supply chain Dominant theories in SCM = Promote a global hunt for cheap labor and resources
Match the following descriptions to the corresponding terms in the text:
Operated without much concern for their broader contextual environment = Supply chains Reinterprets the supply chain as a social–ecological system = Panarchy theory "Dancing the supply chain" = Contemporary vision of SCM Takes a reductionist and static view on the supply chain = Modernist view of SCM
"Transformative Supply Chain Management: Challenging Reductionist Views" Explore the limitations of traditional supply chain management theories and discover the potential for transformative approaches. Join us for this quiz to delve into the dynamic nature of supply chains and the need for sustainable practices beyond cost reduction.
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