A concrete example of a theory-based empirical research project is suggested as a topic of possible and subsequent research. Hypotheses represent the basis for deliberations, which are founded upon model-specific performance indicators and are deduced from a distinctly and clearly organized depiction of the SCOR model.
Conclusions to the model are drawn and potentials for improvement are extricated by the comparison of work-theses and results of the empirical examination. Innovative initiatives for the configuration and possibilities for utilization of the SCOR model are presented and consequently discussed. The restrictions of the presently available SCOR model are elaborated, wherein a central role is played by the missing dimensions of the configuration of organization and human resources.
The work offers an exploratory and interim result towards the scientific research into the SCOR model and its application. The author has benefited from his extensive experience in the consultation practice, and his ability to call upon the use of relevant data and material. Continuous studies can expand upon the results and are urgently needed in order to scrutinize and extend the accumulated knowledge, as well as to throw light upon any outcome of the findings that may appear inconclusive. In this manner, success can be achieved in generating incentives for the maintenance and further development of the SCOR model.
Prof. Dr. Dietrich Seibt
University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany, April 2007