Published Online:December 2025
Product Name:The IUP Journal of Supply Chain Management
Product Type:Article
Product Code:IJSCM021225
DOI:10.71329/IUPJSCM/2025.22.4.34-58
Author Name:Anjali B Nair and Lekha Ravi
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Subject/Domain:Management
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Pages:34-58
In the dynamic domain of supply chain management (SCM), a forward-looking logistics concept termed ‘Synchromodality’ has emerged. This concept promotes dynamic and flexible use of multiple transport modes in real time, based on actual supply chain conditions, offering decision-makers the agility to select the optimal modal configuration. Research shows that in the existing transport literature, there is a theoretical gap, with existing SCM theories failing to capture the essence of ‘Synchromodality’. This study attempts to systematically map the core dimensions of Synchromodality to established SCM theories, revealing their strong theoretical connections. The findings shed light on the strong SCM links that synchromodality has and the scope for it to be developed into an independent SCM theory that can assist in structured implementation in international trade and logistics businesses.
Supply chain management (SCM), as a concept, evolved in the early eighties and was defined as the flow of materials from suppliers through various processes to the end customer (Oliver & Webber, 1982).