Closing the Gap: A Comprehensive Review of the Literature on Closed-Loop Supply Chains
<i>Background</i>: Sustainable closed-loop supply chains have emerged as viable answers to supply chain problems. They can handle environmental damages (e.g., waste) and related social impacts. Closed-loop supply chains (CLSCs) are forward and reverse supply chain networks that have gain...
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| description | <i>Background</i>: Sustainable closed-loop supply chains have emerged as viable answers to supply chain problems. They can handle environmental damages (e.g., waste) and related social impacts. Closed-loop supply chains (CLSCs) are forward and reverse supply chain networks that have gained popularity in recent years. Recovery options such as reusing, remanufacturing and recycling can be considered in CLSCs. <i>Methods</i>: This paper provides a comprehensive evaluation of CLSC journal papers published between 2020 and the present. This study examines and synthesizes 54 papers from major publications in this area, covering a wide range of themes and approaches. This paper aims to respond to the following key questions: (i) What are the current trends and challenges in CLSC research, and how have they evolved since previous literature review papers? (ii) What key variables and objectives have been studied in recent CLSC research, and how have they been operationalized? (iii) What are the gaps and limitations in current CLSC research? To our knowledge, other literature review papers in this field have covered older papers, and recent papers have been ignored in them. Another research contribution of this paper is the taxonomy of it. <i>Results</i>: This review article highlights some developing themes and research gaps in the CLSC literature and makes recommendations for further study. <i>Conclusions</i>: This paper provides a comprehensive review of papers on closed-loop supply chain networks. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-98f4cb1c6a6b4aa0b4cb24bd1d22dca92025-08-20T03:37:02ZengMDPI AGLogistics2305-62902024-05-01825410.3390/logistics8020054Closing the Gap: A Comprehensive Review of the Literature on Closed-Loop Supply ChainsMelissa Zengin0Saman Hassanzadeh Amin1Guoqing Zhang2Department of Mechanical, Industrial & Mechatronics Engineering, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, ON M5B 2K3, CanadaDepartment of Mechanical, Industrial & Mechatronics Engineering, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, ON M5B 2K3, CanadaFaculty of Engineering, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON N9B 3P4, Canada<i>Background</i>: Sustainable closed-loop supply chains have emerged as viable answers to supply chain problems. They can handle environmental damages (e.g., waste) and related social impacts. Closed-loop supply chains (CLSCs) are forward and reverse supply chain networks that have gained popularity in recent years. Recovery options such as reusing, remanufacturing and recycling can be considered in CLSCs. <i>Methods</i>: This paper provides a comprehensive evaluation of CLSC journal papers published between 2020 and the present. This study examines and synthesizes 54 papers from major publications in this area, covering a wide range of themes and approaches. This paper aims to respond to the following key questions: (i) What are the current trends and challenges in CLSC research, and how have they evolved since previous literature review papers? (ii) What key variables and objectives have been studied in recent CLSC research, and how have they been operationalized? (iii) What are the gaps and limitations in current CLSC research? To our knowledge, other literature review papers in this field have covered older papers, and recent papers have been ignored in them. Another research contribution of this paper is the taxonomy of it. <i>Results</i>: This review article highlights some developing themes and research gaps in the CLSC literature and makes recommendations for further study. <i>Conclusions</i>: This paper provides a comprehensive review of papers on closed-loop supply chain networks.https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6290/8/2/54closed-loop supply chain (CLSC)sustainable supply chain management (SSCM)reverse logistics (RLs)remanufacturinggreen logistics |
| spellingShingle | Melissa Zengin Saman Hassanzadeh Amin Guoqing Zhang Closing the Gap: A Comprehensive Review of the Literature on Closed-Loop Supply Chains Logistics closed-loop supply chain (CLSC) sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) reverse logistics (RLs) remanufacturing green logistics |
| title | Closing the Gap: A Comprehensive Review of the Literature on Closed-Loop Supply Chains |
| title_full | Closing the Gap: A Comprehensive Review of the Literature on Closed-Loop Supply Chains |
| title_fullStr | Closing the Gap: A Comprehensive Review of the Literature on Closed-Loop Supply Chains |
| title_full_unstemmed | Closing the Gap: A Comprehensive Review of the Literature on Closed-Loop Supply Chains |
| title_short | Closing the Gap: A Comprehensive Review of the Literature on Closed-Loop Supply Chains |
| title_sort | closing the gap a comprehensive review of the literature on closed loop supply chains |
| topic | closed-loop supply chain (CLSC) sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) reverse logistics (RLs) remanufacturing green logistics |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6290/8/2/54 |
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