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‘The map is not the territory’: the subjective and purposive nature of supply chain mapping

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  • Nathalie Fabbe-Costes

    (CRET-LOG - Centre de Recherche sur le Transport et la Logistique - AMU - Aix Marseille Université)

  • Lucie Lechaptois

    (CRET-LOG - Centre de Recherche sur le Transport et la Logistique - AMU - Aix Marseille Université)

  • Martin Spring

    (LUMS - Lancaster University Management School - Lancaster University)

Abstract

Supply chain (SC) mapping is a stream of research as well as a managerial activity. It is also important in SCM teaching. Despite this importance, very little empirical research has addressed SC mapping and SC maps. Based on a qualitative case study in an industrial company, this paper gives evidence of the discrepancies between how managers define the outbound SC, the SC map they draw and what they say when mapping. It supports the underlying hypothesis about how individual mental representation of SC influences SC mapping. It opens avenues for further research about how using mapping and maps in SCM.

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  • Nathalie Fabbe-Costes & Lucie Lechaptois & Martin Spring, 2019. "‘The map is not the territory’: the subjective and purposive nature of supply chain mapping," Post-Print hal-02485286, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-02485286
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