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A Social Anthropology of Logistics Research: Exploring Productivity and Collaboration in an Emerging Science

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  • Chad W. Autry
  • Stanley E. Griffis

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For more than forty years, professionals and academics have undertaken scholarly research in the field of logistics, attempting to expand the knowledge base of the discipline, and thereby improve logistics practice. This study represents an initial investigation of logistics researchers who have participated in the development of the field. Using a comprehensive database of published logistics articles from four leading journals, social network theory is applied for analysis of logistics researcher productivity and collaboration. Results of the exploratory study indicate that high levels of researcher productivity are present in logistics; however, the results also show that the discipline would benefit significantly from more collaborative effort blending researcher backgrounds and perspectives across major research groups, which are currently somewhat isolated. Implications for future logistics research are discussed, advocating more collaborative research production within the field.

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  • Chad W. Autry & Stanley E. Griffis, 2005. "A Social Anthropology of Logistics Research: Exploring Productivity and Collaboration in an Emerging Science," Transportation Journal, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 44(4), pages 27-43, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:transj:v:44:y:2005:i:4:p:27-43
    DOI: 10.2307/20713613
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    1. Michael Maloni & Craig Carter & Lutz Kaufmann & Zachary Rogers, 2015. "Publication Productivity in the Supply Chain Management Discipline: 2011–13," Transportation Journal, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 54(3), pages 291-311, July.
    2. B. Jay Coleman & Yemisi A. Bolumole & Robert Frankel, 2012. "Benchmarking Individual Publication Productivity in Logistics," Transportation Journal, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 51(2), pages 164-196, April.
    3. Deepak Iyengar & Shashank Rao & Thomas J. Goldsby, 2012. "The Power and Centrality of the Transportation and Warehousing Sector within the US Economy: A Longitudinal Exploration Using Social Network Analysis," Transportation Journal, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 51(4), pages 373-398, October.
    4. Juan David Cortes, 2023. "A Review of the Proximity Literature: Supply Chain’s Missing Link," Transportation Journal, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 62(2), pages 209-248, April.
    5. Michael J. Maloni & Richard M. Franza & Graham H. Lowman & Stuart A. Naphsin & Sina Golara, 2024. "Supply chain management research productivity and topics: 2020–2022," Transportation Journal, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 63(2), pages 111-126, April.
    6. Michael J. Maloni & Sina Golara & Graham H. Lowman, 2021. "Supply Chain Management Research Productivity and Growth: 2017–2019," Transportation Journal, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 60(2), pages 208-237, March.
    7. Michael J. Maloni & Craig R. Carter, 2018. "Publication Productivity in the SCM Discipline: 2014–2016," Transportation Journal, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 57(1), pages 1-23, January.

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