Circular supply chain management: A state-of-art review and future opportunities

Abstract

The notion of circular economy (CE) has gained considerable attention recently among researchers, practitioners, and policymakers due to the enormous waste generation at all phases of a product life cycle. CE acts as alternative solutions to the dominant linear economic model of production and consumption. The incorporation of the CE into supply chain management is known as circular supply chain management (CSCM). The objective of this study is to conduct a state-of-art review of CSCM using content analysis methodology. This review covers the available circular supply chain literature, highlights the research trends, gaps and set up the potential research directions for future studies. Total 125 CSCM articles published in journals covering the span of last one decade (2010 to July 2019) are selected. The CSCM research articles are evaluated and segregated in 13 pre-defined structural dimensions and analytics. The result shows that there exist ample scope and open doors for the growth of CSCM which should be investigated with the help of advanced quantitative modeling approaches, highly developed optimization techniques, integrated multi-criteria decision making techniques, and proficient algorithms. Also, CSCM research needs to recognize enablers/drivers/critical success factors, barriers/obstacles, new circular business models and innovative frameworks. Therefore, this examination will prop up new opportunities for researchers to figure out the novel dimensions in the field of CSCM.