Abstract Supply chain competitiveness, the ultimate goal of supply chain management, arouses extensively interest in this research field and results in plenty of achievements so far. Based on the review and analysis of the related literatures, the classical concept of supply chain competitiveness was challenged and supplemented. In addition, the sources of competitive advantage and the strategies of improvement in supply chain were further discussed. Finally, problems existing in the supply chain research field were pointed out and future research directions were discussed.
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Received: 11 June 2008
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Corresponding Authors:
CHEN Ping
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