What do you mean, Supply Chain Security? A Taxonomy and Framework for Knowledge Sharing

Abstract

Supply chain security is a hot topic for research, but the specific phrase "supply chain security" has different definitions for different groups. This paper presents a brief taxonomy for both the terms supply chain and security, and then explores a basic framework to help describe areas of research in supply chain security. Security is broken down into confidentiality, integrity, and availability; supply chain is detailed as the networks, processes, and elements. By creating a method for describing the research, we can begin to create a framework of the research in supply chain security. This framework allows us to see where prior work has been done and allows us to focus on less-explored areas. It also allows us to compare and translate the supply chain research being performed in one field (electronics), to other fields (e.g. food production, clothing manufacturing).