Abstract
The holistic shift from traditional supply chain to sustainable supply chain has been practiced in different industries for many years. The automotive industry, as one of the largest and most influential industries in the world, could have a substantial effect on the movement toward a sustainable society. Despite the growing body of literature in the field of sustainable supply chain management, there is no review article that comprehensively synthesizes the state-of-the-art research in the automotive industry. To cover this gap, this paper reviews the sustainable supply chain management literature in the automotive industry published between 1995 and 2017. A systematic review and content analysis were conducted to collect the studies and analyze their content. The content analysis was structured based upon a set of key business processes following the Integration Definition Function (IDEF0) method, which is a structured approach of analyzing business processes. The study provides a practical guideline for designing a sustainable automotive supply chain and culminates with the outlined research gaps and recommendations for future research.
Highlights
The automotive industry is indubitably one of the largest and most influential industries in the world [1,2]
A broad range of publications was collected, applying a structured and systematic approach, where the core themes addressed in the literature of auto-sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) were classified and discussed
A content analysis framework was developed based on IDEF0, which divided the studies into a number of major processes in the industry, namely (1) inputs/stakeholder requirements; (2) legislation and standards; (3) SSCM process, (4) resources/mechanisms; and (5) outputs/performance
Summary
The automotive industry is indubitably one of the largest and most influential industries in the world [1,2]. Considering the substantial effect of the automotive industry on economic, environmental, and social activities all over the globe, effective management of this sector has become vital to assure the well-being of society [6] Owing to these concerns, automotive companies have started to implement particular practices that enable them to integrate sustainability measures into their operations [7,8,9]. To address this research gap, this paper aims to present a systematic state-of-the-art literature review discussing sustainability-conscious issues in automotive SCs. The paper categorizes and synthesizes the existing studies from a process-oriented perspective, and tries to distinguish prominent research areas that establish an agenda on future research opportunities. The future research directions and the conclusions of this paper are given in Sections 6 and 7
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