V. Preface
This book is designed to provide an overview of the SCOR model in its present form, as well as the operational possibilities for analysis and measurement of the performance potential of Supply Chains. Subsequent to this, the examination design and the results of an empirical study are introduced, which were designed to make the structure of the SCOR model operational, and to subject it to a test with regards to its solidity and proximity to truth.2
In roughly the last ten years, the meaning of logistic processes in companies has strongly increased. Whilst before, logistics still predominantly represented a vertical company function, the functional encroachment and integrated view of a supply chain have stepped into the foreground. This reflects itself, for example, in the creation of a new political economic discipline, Supply Chain Management, and the increasing anchoring of this discipline within companies.
The work at hand moves the Supply Chain into the focal point. For the purpose of structuring the related Supply Chain Processes, the so-called Supply Chain Operations Reference Model (SCOR) model is utilized and thoroughly reflected upon with regards to the possibilities pertaining to its explanation and description. The selected research goals can be summarized as follows: