What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Marketing
- Statistics
- Supply chain management
His primary scientific interests are in Supply chain management, Marketing, Supply chain, Industrial organization and Operations management.
His Supplier relationship management, Supply chain risk management and Service management study in the realm of Supply chain management connects with subjects such as Automotive industry.
His study focuses on the intersection of Marketing and fields such as Process with connections in the field of Process management, Production control, Material requirements planning and Production planning.
His Industrial organization research includes themes of Economies of scale and Economic order quantity.
He does research in Operations management, focusing on Quality specifically.
W. C. Benton has included themes like Order and Integer programming in his Quality study.
His most cited work include:
- Vendor selection criteria and methods (1698 citations)
- Supply chain practice and information sharing (606 citations)
- The influence of power driven buyer/seller relationships on supply chain satisfaction (602 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
W. C. Benton mainly investigates Operations management, Operations research, Supply chain, Industrial organization and Marketing.
His primary area of study in Operations management is in the field of Quality.
W. C. Benton has researched Operations research in several fields, including Scheduling, Material requirements planning and Production planning.
His work deals with themes such as Microeconomics, Strategic management and Purchasing, which intersect with Supply chain.
His study in the field of Outsourcing and Service provider also crosses realms of Empirical evidence.
Many of his research projects under Supply chain management are closely connected to Automotive industry with Automotive industry, tying the diverse disciplines of science together.
He most often published in these fields:
- Operations management (27.38%)
- Operations research (25.00%)
- Supply chain (25.00%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2010-2020)?
- Outsourcing (13.10%)
- Marketing (15.48%)
- Industrial organization (23.81%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
W. C. Benton spends much of his time researching Outsourcing, Marketing, Industrial organization, Operations management and Supply chain.
His Outsourcing research integrates issues from Purchasing and Management science.
His work on Service provider, Knowledge process outsourcing and Competitive advantage as part of general Marketing research is frequently linked to Best practice and Function, bridging the gap between disciplines.
The study incorporates disciplines such as Production, Offshore outsourcing and Service in addition to Industrial organization.
His research on Operations management also deals with topics like
- Quality most often made with reference to Manufacturing engineering,
- Production planning, which have a strong connection to Scheduling.
His study in the field of Supply chain management also crosses realms of Original equipment manufacturer.
Between 2010 and 2020, his most popular works were:
- The influence of exchange hazards and power on opportunism in outsourcing relationships (143 citations)
- Research opportunities in purchasing and supply management (131 citations)
- The influence of task- and location-specific complexity on the control and coordination costs in global outsourcing relationships (117 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Marketing
- Statistics
- Manufacturing
W. C. Benton mostly deals with Outsourcing, Marketing, Knowledge process outsourcing, Service provider and Operations management.
The concepts of his Marketing study are interwoven with issues in Transaction cost and Barriers to entry.
He interconnects Microeconomics and Industrial organization in the investigation of issues within Knowledge process outsourcing.
While working on this project, W. C. Benton studies both Industrial organization and Empirical evidence.
His study in Service provider is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Value chain, Empirical research, Multilevel model and Contract management.
His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Procurement, Production planning and Product.
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