What is it about?

This article offers some perspectives and reflections on the origins of the supply chain contracting literature as well as an assessment of where it currently stands.

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Why is it important?

Supply chain contracting in particular and porting over economics into operations management in general was once an extremely hot topic. It is a field that has matured very fast. It is worth assessing just what we have learned from the field's rapid growth.

Perspectives

This is a fairly personal reflection on the field.

Martin Lariviere
Northwestern University

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This page is a summary of: OM Forum—Supply Chain Contracting: Doughnuts to Bubbles, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, July 2016, INFORMS,
DOI: 10.1287/msom.2015.0567.
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