Related to this research question is the interesting research question: How prevalent is supply
chain management? Much is written about supply chain management, but no research has been published
that benchmarks the degree of SCO and SCM, and the conditions under which both exist. Such
benchmarking research is clearly needed at this point in the exploration of supply chain management,
and the constructs and relationships proposed in Figures 2 and 3 are intended to guide this research.