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e advancement of research in a discipline (e.g., just- in- time manufac-
turing, supply chain management) may be accelerated through the devel-
opment and validation of frameworks and concepts generated through
exploratory empirical research. For example, the total quality management
(TQM) discipline leveraged standardized frameworks to advance theory
building and testing (see, for example, Black & Porter 1996; Capon, Kaye,
& Wood 1994; Curkovic, Melnyk, Calantone, & Handeld 2000; Dean &
Bowen 1994; Flynn, Schroeder, & Sakakibara 1994; Saraph, Benson, &
Schroeder 1989). By leveraging such frameworks, TQM research moved
from a focus on case studies (the current state of SCRM research) to testable
models and ...