Application of the SCOR Model in Supply Chain Management
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  • According to investigation conducted by the author, no academic studies have as yet been performed to specifically analyze the SCOR model structure;
  • The SCOR model structure is presumed to be correct and the model is being used for application in projects, or for subsequent studies;
  • The model is increasingly “popular” and used in practice, primarily in North America and Asia, with Europe still lagging behind;
  • There is an assumption of “correctness” simply because it is applied. However, there is no objective external assessment for the validity of the model or its internal measures;
  • This leaves the model’s user at some risk that despite wide use, the model itself may be, at least partially, incorrect.

    • Due to the represented situation, the book tries to find answers to the following research questions (scientific motivation):

  • How could the consistency, i.e., assumed alignment of the model’s performance measurements, be tested?
  • How could the SCOR model be made operational for statistical analysis?
  • What would be the implications of “inconsistency” (i.e., lack of assumed alignment of the model’s performance measurements)?
  • Is “inconsistency” a SCOR problem, or one that it inherits and brings into clearer view due to its framework?

    • The author by no means claims to perform a generally valid and final examination of the SCOR model. It is obvious that such a goal would go beyond the scope of a single and initial research effort, if it would be possible at all. The intention is rather to perform an exploratory contribution to research, an exploratory attempt to gain initial and consequently provisional results concerning the questions and research goals listed above, and furthermore, to initiate and support subsequent research that can build upon those results.