Aims and Scope
The mission of the Journal of Supply Chain Management & Inventory is to foster research and innovation in supply chain, logistics, and inventory management. Covered topics include:
- Supply chain management: upstream and downstream flow coordination, planning, procurement, distribution, and process optimization.
- Inventory management: demand forecasting models, replenishment systems, multi-echelon management, and automation technologies.
- Logistics and transportation: network optimization, urban logistics, warehousing, real-time tracking, and traceability technologies.
- Digital supply chain: the role of artificial intelligence, big data, the Internet of Things (IoT), and blockchain in transforming supply chains.
- Resilience and risk management: business continuity in times of crisis, supply disruptions, geopolitical and climate risks.
- Sustainability and green supply chains: carbon footprint reduction, circular economy, recycling, and sustainable logistics practices.
- Inter-organizational relations and partnerships: coordination among suppliers, distributors, and customers, contractual governance, and coopetition.
- Global economy and value chains: integration of emerging economies, localization vs. offshoring, impacts of trade agreements on supply chains.
- ERP systems and management technologies: integration of information systems, automation, and digitalization of logistics operations.
- Comparative and interdisciplinary studies: cross-national research on supply chain management drawing from social sciences, economics, and engineering.
This broad coverage makes the journal a reference platform for publishing theoretical, empirical, qualitative, quantitative, and interdisciplinary research in logistics, supply chain management, and inventory systems.