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dc.contributor.supervisorLarson, Paul (Supply Chain Management)en_US
dc.contributor.authorLevy, Sam
dc.date.accessioned2015-09-12T20:17:54Z
dc.date.available2015-09-12T20:17:54Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/30776
dc.description.abstractThe subject of illegal supply chains (ISCs) is all but absent from supply chain management research. However, there is much to be gained from investigating this enigmatic and complex topic. This thesis presents propositions that outline the fundamentals for ISCs as an area of study, and reviews relevant theories for ISCs from criminology and supply chain management literature. By exploring these propositions in relation to a case study of the Sinaloa Cartel, the largest drug syndicate in the world, the aim was to verify the accuracy of the propositions so that they could be used in future research. Based on this example, it is proposed that ISCs are similar to their legal counterparts in terms of motivations, structure, and certain key strategies including agility and supply chain integration. Certain strategies are also found to be commonly held, whereas relationships are defined by individualistic rather than truly collaborative behaviours.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectSupply Chain Management, Illegal Supply Chainsen_US
dc.titleTheoretical foundations for illegal supply chainsen_US
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesis
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
dc.degree.disciplineManagementen_US
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeMcLachlin, Ron (Supply Chain Management) Linden, Rick (Sociology)en_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Science (M.Sc.)en_US
dc.description.noteOctober 2015en_US


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