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Chinese Journal of Management Science ›› 2025, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (1): 221-231.doi: 10.16381/j.cnki.issn1003-207x.2024.1616

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The Evolution and Prospects of Research on Circular Supply Chain Management

Qinghua Zhu, Yuxiao Chen, Guoyu Chen()   

  1. Antai College of Economics & Management,Shanghai Jiao Tong University,Shanghai 200030,China
  • Received:2024-09-12 Revised:2024-10-29 Online:2025-01-25 Published:2025-02-14
  • Contact: Guoyu Chen E-mail:2827324996@qq.com

Abstract:

To address the challenges of global resource scarcity and environmental pollution, circular supply chain management has become an important practice promoted by governments and implemented by enterprises. Based on the existing literature and enterprises’practices, an analytical framework is proposed for circular supply chain management research. Using this framework, the bibliometric analysis is applied using data collected from 898 English sample articles in 12 prestigious journals in the field of operations management, to conduct frequency analysis, co-word analysis and clustering of keywords. Based on analysis results, the evolution of circular supply chain management research is summarized, namely: ‘from internal operation to supply chain-wide coordination’,‘from reverse logistics and closed-loop supply chain to circular supply chain’ and ‘the emergence of new research themes (applications of digital technologies, supply chain resilience, Chinese practices)’. Finally, four possible future research directions are presented, namely: ‘open-loop recycling of end-of-life products’, ‘circular supply chain network collaborations and ecosystems’,‘application of digital technology in circular supply chain management’ and ‘circular supply chain resilience’.Some implications are provided for other researchers and it brings insights to the development of circular supply chain management practices in this study.

Key words: circular supply chain management, bibliometric analysis, digital technology, supply chain resilience

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