Teachers of graduate courses and thesis/dissertation advisors can first emphasize
the importance of integrating logistics/supply chain management research with other
activities of the organization. This can help enrich research in the field and reduce the
amount of narrow “tunnel vision” that can occur when graduate students and
researchers focus on narrow aspects of logistics and supply chain management
without providing adequate recognition of the need to integrate logistics with other
activities within the firm. Second, graduate-level teachers can facilitate student interest
in areas of logistics/supply chain management that: