Abstract Although conflicts are being studied in many different management fields there seems to be a rather restricted number of studies on inventory management-related conflicts and it is for this reason why we conducted a study on exploring the different types of conflicts, their causes and the emerging character of conflicts during the shaping, implementation and usage of inventory systems. In doing so, a framework for assessing different types of conflicts is taken as a starting point. From our case studies, it can be concluded that each of the archetypical conflicts addressed in our framework manifested itself in the companies studied. Our exploratory case studies strongly indicates that during the process of redesigning and implementing improvements inventory management conflicts can evolve in time. Furthermore, in almost all companies studied, the identified conflicts had a multidimensional character and were a mix of the archetypes addressed in our theoretical framework. For project managers it seems to be important to be aware of the different potential conflicts that might arise during the course of inventory projects. The results presented in this article may therefore help project managers to guide projects in the area of inventory management more effectively.

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识别库存项目管理冲突：实证研究的结果

摘要 尽管在许多不同的管理领域都在研究冲突，但对库存管理相关冲突的研究似乎相当有限，因此我们进行了一项研究，探讨不同类型的冲突、冲突的原因和冲突的原因。在库存系统的形成、实施和使用过程中出现的冲突特征。在此过程中，以评估不同类型冲突的框架为起点。从我们的案例研究中，可以得出结论，我们框架中解决的每个典型冲突都在所研究的公司中表现出来。我们的探索性案例研究有力地表明，在重新设计和实施改进的过程中，库存管理冲突会随着时间的推移而演变。此外，在几乎所有研究的公司中，确定的冲突具有多维特征，并且是我们理论框架中解决的原型的混合。对于项目经理来说，了解清单项目过程中可能出现的不同潜在冲突似乎很重要。因此，本文中呈现的结果可以帮助项目经理更有效地指导库存管理领域的项目。