Supply chains offer the potential for achieving multifaceted value creation (Bowersox et al., 2000) at a profit (Min et al., 2007).
Recent supply chain management research has moved toward a cross-disciplinary perspective to understanding the various factors
that enable this goal to be realized. This approach provides a foundation for defining and examining supply chain management
concepts from a variety of levels and vantage points. The resulting research has increased understanding of the relationships among
supply chain members, supply chain management, and corporate and business strategy, and helps explain why some firms are more
successful than others in managing their supply chains for competitive advantage.We contribute to this cross-disciplinary approach,
synthesizing literatures in supply chain management, organization theory, strategic management, and strategic human resource
management to identify areas of inter-firm SHRM practice that are pivotal. We encourage researchers in SHRM to focus their efforts
on this important topic yielding a greater understanding of the role of human resources in achieving supply chain management
related competitive advantages.