Multi-dimensional circular supply chain management: A comparative review of the state-of-the-art practices and research

Zhang, A. , Wang, J. X., Farooque, M., Wang, Y. and Choi, T.-M. (2021) Multi-dimensional circular supply chain management: A comparative review of the state-of-the-art practices and research. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 155, 102509. (doi: 10.1016/j.tre.2021.102509)

Abstract

The circular economy (CE) concept has gained wide attention in practice as well as in academia in recent years. This paper reviews the state-of-the-art practices and research in “circular supply chain management” (CSCM), i.e., the integration of CE thinking into supply chain management (SCM) with the goal of achieving “zero wastes”. The review covers 68 real-life CE implementation cases collected by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and 124 publications in well-established, high-ranking academic journals in operations and supply chain management. The comparative review shows that CSCM encompasses multiple dimensions, including closed-loop SCM, reverse SCM, remanufacturing SCM, recycling SCM, and industrial symbiosis. A multi-dimensional CSCM (MD-CSCM) framework is developed to synthesize their interrelationships and to categorize academic publications into multiple research themes. Based on the identified research-practice gaps and pressing research needs, this study discusses important directions for future studies to advance supply chain circularity.

• Item Type: Articles
• Additional Information: Dr Abraham Zhang acknowledges partial funding support from the 2020 Endeavour Fund, Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment of New Zealand (Project title: Amiomio ¯ Aotearoa - A Circular Economy for the Wellbeing of New Zealand). Dr Yulan Wang acknowledges the funding support from the Departmental General Research Fund of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (project ID P0008761)
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Zhang, Dr Abraham
• Authors: Zhang, A., Wang, J. X., Farooque, M., Wang, Y., and Choi, T.-M.
• College/School: College of Social Sciences > Adam Smith Business School > Management
• Journal Name: Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review
• Publisher: Elsevier
• ISSN: 1366-5545
• Published Online: 14 October 2021
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2021 The Authors
• First Published: First published in Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review 155:102509
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced under a Creative Commons license