@article{16571fb28d9e4c8997b134fb01ca4981,
title = "Supply chain innovation in scientific research collaboration",
abstract = "Innovations in supply chains and logistics, which help businesses reduce their costs and meet customer needs, have become increasingly vital. In this study, we first conducted a content analysis followed by a social network analysis to systematically review 104 research papers on supply chain innovation (SCI) that were published between 1987 and 2018. The results suggest that SCI research was originally concentrated in the United States and did not receive much attention in Europe and Asia, until more recently. An analysis of collaboration networks indicates that an SCI research community has just started to form, with the United Kingdom at the center of the international collaborative network. Implications of the study and directions for future research are summarized in detail, based on the systematic literature review.",
keywords = "Collaboration, Social network analysis, Supply chain innovation, Systematic review",
author = "Yuan, {Chih Hung} and Wu, {Yenchun Jim} and Tsai, {Kune Muh}",
note = "Funding Information: Furthermore, the collaborative research team is a necessary and ideal component in the development of emerging research fields. Cooperation and networking are beneficial and useful strategies to increase productivity and influence research activities [22]. Interaction between researchers is expected to create new knowledge and expedite knowledge transfer. Cooperation between researchers is a laudable goal, one that has also been accepted and promoted by many policymakers [23]. Research projects funded by the European Union and China will include researcher cooperation as one of the necessary conditions to guarantee research funding. Funding Information: Funding: This research was funded by University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Zhongshan Institute (No. 418YKQN05). Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2019 by the authors.",
year = "2019",
month = jan,
day = "31",
doi = "10.3390/su11030753",
language = "English",
volume = "11",
journal = "Sustainability (Switzerland)",
issn = "2071-1050",
publisher = "MDPI AG",
number = "3",
}
