The ''Journal of Business Logistics'' is a

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. In October 2020, Robert 'Glenn' Richey, Jr. and Beth Davis-Sramek, both of

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's Harbert College of Business, were appointed as the incoming

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, taking over from Thomas J. Goldsby and Walter Zinn, of The University of Tennessee-Knoxville and

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Fischer College of Business, respectively. Some notable writers include Dean Matthew Waller of the

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Sam M. Walton College of Business, Stanley E. Fawcett, and John T. Mentzer. According to the ''

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'', its 2020

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is 6.677 and its 5-year impact factor is 7.362, ranking it 48th out of 226 journals in the category "Management".

Notable articles

Highly cited and influential articles include: * ''An Empirical Examination of Supply Chain Performance Along Several Dimensions of Risk'' (2008) by Wagner, Stephan M.; Bode, Christoph * ''Global Supply Chain Risk Management'' (2008) by Manuj, Ila; Mentzer, John T. * ''Supply Chain Capital: The Impact of Structural and Relational Linkages on Firm Execution and Innovation'' (2008) by Autry, Chad W.; Griffis, Stanley E. *''Mapping the Landscape of Future Research Themes in Supply Chain Management'' (2016) by Wieland, Andreas; Handfield, Robert B.; Durach, Christian F. *''Crowdsourcing Last Mile Delivery: Strategic Implications and Future Research Directions'' (2018) by Castillo, Vincent E.; Rose, William J.; Rodrigues, Alexandre M. *''The Evolution of Resilience in Supply Chain Management: A Retrospective on Ensuring Supply Chain Resilience'' (2019) by Pettit, Timothy J.; Croxton, Keely L.; Fiksel, Joseph

Past Editors-in-Chief

* 2020 to Present: Robert "Glenn" Richey, Jr. and Beth Davis-Sramek (Auburn University) * 2015 to 2020: Thomas J. Goldsby (University of Tennessee-Knoxville) and Walter Zinn (Ohio State University) * 2010 to 2015: Stanley E. Fawcett (

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) and Matthew A. Waller (University of Arkansas) * 2005 to 2010: James R. Stock (

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) * 2001 to 2005: Patricia J. Daugherty (

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Awards

The "Bernard La Londe Best Paper Award" is presented annually at the Academic Research Symposium held at the CSCMP EDGE Conference to the best paper published in the journal.

References

External links

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