View of IJPR contributions to knowledge management in supply chains

Abstract

Knowledge management can be viewed as the ability to identify, store and retrieve knowledge. This paper presents a view of four perspectives of IJPR papers related to knowledge management, focusing on the specific perspectives related to information systems, computer software and analytics support of supply chain management. IJPR publications since 2006 that used these key terms are included in a primitive network analysis of these papers. A dichotomy of knowledge management into information systems versus quantitative analysis is detected, with some minimal overlap. This analysis elaborates the evolution of both analytics and information systems in knowledge management. The network is also viewed from specific relation to three fields considered important now and in the near future: sustainability, multiple criteria decision-making and supply chain risk management. The intent is to identify a view of the state-of-the-art of IJPR published research related to knowledge management in supply chains.