A fundamental challenge in the resource-based view (RBV) research is the identification of strategic resources and capabilities, whether they lie within a firm’s boundaries or in its supply chain. RBV theorists regarded the identification of the strategic resources as the first step in the analysis of the resources, followed by development/maintenance of the resources and finally their deployment. Some authors developed frameworks for the analysis of strategic resources within a firm’s boundaries. Many believe that a firm’s strategic resources and capabilities are not limited to the firm’s boundaries, extend its network. In this paper, we classify supply chain resources and capabilities into two categories: internal resources and capabilities (based on RBV) and relational ones (based on RV). We then develop a framework for the identification and analysis of these resources and capabilities and apply it to the supply chain resources and capabilities of two automobile manufacturing companies in Iran.

@article{oscm-2012-365,
  title={Developing a Framework for the Identification and Analysis of the Strategic Resources and Capabilities in Supply Chains},
  year={2012},
  author={Javad Feiz Abadi and Carlos Cordon},
  journal={Operations and Supply Chain Management: An International Journal},
  volume={5},
  number={2},
  pages={59--75},
  doi={10.31387/oscm0120076}
}

Javad Feiz Abadi, Carlos Cordon (2012). Developing a Framework for the Identification and Analysis of the Strategic Resources and Capabilities in Supply Chains. Operations and Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, 5(2), 59-75. https://doi.org/10.31387/oscm0120076