Description
Book SynopsisResearch Methods for Operations and Supply Chain Management, third edition, is a toolkit of research approaches primarily for advanced students and beginner researchers, but also a reference book for any researcher in operations and supply chain management (OSCM).
Many students begin their careers in research limited by the one or few approaches taken by their department. The concise, accessible overviews found here equip them with an understanding of a variety of methods and how to use them, enabling students to tailor their research project to their own strengths and goals. The more seasoned researcher will find comprehensive descriptions and analyses on a wide variety of research approaches.
This updated and enhanced edition responds to the latest developments in OSCM, including the growing prominence of services and production of intangible products, the complete supply chain, and the increasing use of secondary data and of mixed approaches. Alternative rese
Table of Contents
1. Introduction to the book
Christer Karlsson
2. Research in operations and supply chain management
Christer Karlsson
3. The research process
Pär Åhlström
4. Surveys
Cipriano Forza and Enrico Sandrin5. Case research
Chris Voss, Mark Johnson, and Jan Godsell
6. Longitudinal field studies
Pär Åhlström and Christer Karlsson
7. Action research
Paul Coughlan and David Coghlan
8. Clinical management research – Interventionist and collaborative approaches
Christer Karlsson
9. Model-based research
J. Will M. Bertrand, Jan C. Fransoo, and Maximiliano Udenio
