A paradigmatic discourse in the logistics discipline
(2004) 9th International Symposium on Logistics (ISL), 2004- Abstract
- Today one could argue that most of the logistics research available has a strong connection to the positivistic paradigm where there is a great emphasis on simplicity in both the research conducted and in the solutions produced. The overall ability to design, plan and control is promoted by the researchers to a great extent. Consequently, firms invest money, time and resources in solutions, based on linear cause and effect relationships, to control and predict logistics activities. The aim of this paper is to contribute to the debate on challenge existing paradigms in logistics research and practice by questioning denominating assumptions in the logistics discipline. A new perspective, the complexity perspective is provided which indicates... (More)
- Today one could argue that most of the logistics research available has a strong connection to the positivistic paradigm where there is a great emphasis on simplicity in both the research conducted and in the solutions produced. The overall ability to design, plan and control is promoted by the researchers to a great extent. Consequently, firms invest money, time and resources in solutions, based on linear cause and effect relationships, to control and predict logistics activities. The aim of this paper is to contribute to the debate on challenge existing paradigms in logistics research and practice by questioning denominating assumptions in the logistics discipline. A new perspective, the complexity perspective is provided which indicates changes in our considerations resulting in another, more complex, paradigmatic view, where emphasis on simplicity is set aside and other more complex phenomena such as emergence, self-organisation, adaptation and co-evolution are brought into focus. (Less)
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- Nilsson, Fredrik LU
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- 2004
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- published
- subject
- keywords
- logistics, self-organisation, emergence, Paradigm, complexity. packaging logistics
- host publication
- Proceedings of the ISL conference
- conference name
- 9th International Symposium on Logistics (ISL), 2004
- conference location
- Bangalore, India
- conference dates
- 2004-07-11 - 2004-07-14
- language
- English
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- yes
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abstract = {{Today one could argue that most of the logistics research available has a strong connection to the positivistic paradigm where there is a great emphasis on simplicity in both the research conducted and in the solutions produced. The overall ability to design, plan and control is promoted by the researchers to a great extent. Consequently, firms invest money, time and resources in solutions, based on linear cause and effect relationships, to control and predict logistics activities. The aim of this paper is to contribute to the debate on challenge existing paradigms in logistics research and practice by questioning denominating assumptions in the logistics discipline. A new perspective, the complexity perspective is provided which indicates changes in our considerations resulting in another, more complex, paradigmatic view, where emphasis on simplicity is set aside and other more complex phenomena such as emergence, self-organisation, adaptation and co-evolution are brought into focus.}},
author = {{Nilsson, Fredrik}},
booktitle = {{Proceedings of the ISL conference}},
keywords = {{logistics; self-organisation; emergence; Paradigm; complexity. packaging logistics}},
language = {{eng}},
title = {{A paradigmatic discourse in the logistics discipline}},
url = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/6108960/2965937.pdf}},
year = {{2004}},
}