Edited by Stephen Childe, Associate Professor in Business Management and Operations, Plymouth Business School, University of Plymouth and Anabela Soares, Senior Lecturer in Strategy and Operations Management, Bristol Business School, University of the West of England, UK

• Contents:Introduction to the Handbook of Research Methods for Supply Chain Management xiiAnabela Soares and Stephen ChildePART I HOW TO DO RESEARCH IN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT (SCM)Introduction to Part I 2Anabela Soares and Stephen Childe1 The evolution of supply chain literature: key theories, concepts andcategorisations 24Larry C. Giunipero and Diane L. Denslow2 Systematic literature review guidelines for supply chain management research 45Giang Nguyen, Vikas Kumar and Anabela Soares3 Undertaking supply chain management research: philosophy and practice 71Breno Nunes, David Bennett and Miles Weaver4 Gaining access for data collection 86Mike Simpson, Andrea Genovese and Ahmad Rais Mohamad Mokhtar5 Questionnaire design in SCM research 105Barbara B. Flynn6 Qualitative case study research methods in supply chain management 125Felicity Kelliher7 Action research for supply chain management: reflections and practical guide 149Anne Touboulic, Lucy McCarthy, Anna Sannö and Carsten Reuter8 PLAY WITH PURPOSE – LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® Methods forunderstanding and researching complex systems such as supply chainsand supply chain management 169Tammi Sinha9 Qualitative data analysis 187Moya Lerigo-Sampson10 Bayesian analysis in operations and supply chain management 202Qingyun Zhu and Joseph Sarkis11 Partial least squares in supply chain management: an example study onsustainable supply chain management practices 221K.T. Shibin, Rameshwar Dubey and Benjamin T. Hazen12 Supply chain research – conclusions, implications and limitations 244Peter Nielsen13 A paper is not a little thesis! How to write a journal paper 255Stephen Childe14 The publication process and how to promote your paper 273Stephen ChildePART II CURRENT ISSUES AND FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONSIntroduction to Part II 284Anabela Soares and Stephen Childe15 Advanced services: new dominant logic for manufacturers 288Ali Ziaee Bigdeli, Tim Baines and Kawaljeet Kapoor16 Defining the Supply Chain Quality Management concept 307Rui Oliveira, Paulo Sampaio, Catarina Cubo, Maria Sameiro Carvalho andAna Cristina Fernandes17 Researching social responsibility in the supply chain context 323Alison Ashby18 Sustainable supply chain management and theory: taking stock andlooking ahead 339Leonardo Marques, Anne Touboulic and Helen Walker19 Sustainability in supply chain management 352Anton Shevchenko, Frank Montabon, Mark Pagell and Zhaohui Wu20 Value chain analysis: a diagnostic tool for building sustainable supply chains 368Andrew Fearne and Beverly Wagner21 Supply Chain Resilience – research issues in supply chains in the era oflean and local production 390Laura Purvis, Mohammed Naim, Anthony Soroka and Timothy Ramjaun22 Supply chain research issues in developing and emerging industrial economies 404Breno Nunes and David Bennett23 Global supply chain configurations using environmental complexitydimensions: an ontological examination 424Aseem Kinra, Juliana Hsuan and Herbert Kotzab24 Circular economy and supply chain management 437Simon Peter Nadeem, Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes and Vikas Kumar25 Supply chain systems: life cycle thinking and analysis 448Raymond Obayi and Seyed M. Ebrahimi26 Physical distribution in international and maritime supply chains: somecurrent issues and future research directions 468John Dinwoodie27 Research needs in disaster response logistics 481José Holguín-Veras, Trilce Encarnación, Diana Ramirez-Rios, JohannaAmaya and Felipe Aros-Vera28 Culture in buyer–supplier relationships in a supply chain 496Trevor Cadden and Aisling BonnerIndex 520

‘Most thorough, comprehensive, and up to date treatise on how to do research in supply chain management. While part 1 lays the foundation for conducting research once the topic is chosen, part 2 dwells with the topical areas that are critical and futuristic. A must guide for every researcher.’