Sustainable Supply Chain Management: Literature Review, Trends, and Framework

Abstract

Sustainability concept has been introduced to many fields including management, technology, and supply chain. These days, companies have established different environmental strategies into their strategies to improve their environmental and business operations. One environmental strategy that has been applied in organizations is in supply chain management (SCM) activities. Sustainable Supply Chain Management (SSCM) is an important strategy that supports organizations in improving the overall performance. This research provides a quick review of literature review related to SSCM. The literature review showed that SSCM strategies effects are still unclear and may cause positive or negative economic performance. Therefore, the researcher provides a comprehensive definition for the SSCM. Also, the advantages and barriers for SSCM have been discussed in this research to clarify some of the ambiguity in this field. In addition, the overview for each activity in SSCM has been provided. The importance of technology systems in this field has been shown. Moreover, the subsequence of SSCM activities over the past twenty years has been clarified and summarized. Finally, a framework that helps managers developing SSCM has been introduced.

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