Logistics knowledge creation: reflections on content, processes and context
Logistics knowledge creation: reflections on content, processes and context
Outlines possible ways to question “what logistics knowledge is” and “how it comes about”, as a means to improve the craftsmanship in logistics research. The logistics knowledge-creation activity is examined with respect to its content, context and processes. A framework distinguishing three levels of abstraction (philosophy of science, methodology and theory, and practice) is presented and discussed. This framework highlights some key issues to be considered when research in logistics and supply-chain management is to be carried out. The implications of the paper should be considered as complementary to increased rigor and borrowing theories from other disciplines as a means to enrich the logistics discipline.
logistics knowledge, methodology, philosophy of science, research, theory
22-40
Arlbjørn, Jan Stentoft
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Halldorsson, Árni
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2002
Arlbjørn, Jan Stentoft
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Halldorsson, Árni
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Arlbjørn, Jan Stentoft and Halldorsson, Árni
(2002)
Logistics knowledge creation: reflections on content, processes and context.
International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management, 32 (1), .
(doi:10.1108/09600030210415289).
Abstract
Outlines possible ways to question “what logistics knowledge is” and “how it comes about”, as a means to improve the craftsmanship in logistics research. The logistics knowledge-creation activity is examined with respect to its content, context and processes. A framework distinguishing three levels of abstraction (philosophy of science, methodology and theory, and practice) is presented and discussed. This framework highlights some key issues to be considered when research in logistics and supply-chain management is to be carried out. The implications of the paper should be considered as complementary to increased rigor and borrowing theories from other disciplines as a means to enrich the logistics discipline.
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Published date: 2002
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logistics knowledge, methodology, philosophy of science, research, theory
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ISSN: 0960-0035
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