International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management: Volume 71 Issue 3

Guest editorial

Yigit Kazancoglu, Sachin Kumar Mangla, Malin Song, Guo Li, Flavio Hourneaux Junior

Implementation barriers of smart technology in Indian sustainable warehouse by using a Delphi-ISM-ANP approach

Shashank Kumar, Rakesh D. Raut, Vaibhav S. Narwane, Balkrishna E. Narkhede, Kamalakanta Muduli

In the digitalization era, supply chain processes and activities have changed entirely, and smart technology impacts each sustainable supply chain movement. The warehouse and…

Identification and analysis of circular supply chain management practices for sustainability: a fuzzy-DEMATEL approach

Manju Saroha, Dixit Garg, Sunil Luthra

Circular supply chain management (CSCM) is proving to be a strong contributor towards sustainable development. The purpose of this study is to analyse the circular practices in…

Nexus of circular economy and sustainable business performance in the era of digitalization

Rohit Agrawal, Vishal Ashok Wankhede, Anil Kumar, Arvind Upadhyay, Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes

This study aims to conduct a comprehensive review and network-based analysis by exploring future research directions in the nexus of circular economy (CE) and sustainable business…

Developing IT-enabled performance monitoring system for green logistics: a case study

Deepti Chhabra, Rajesh Kr Singh, Vikas Kumar

Logistics companies are compelled to improve their efficiency and the environmental performance by introducing the green concept in their operations. The main purpose of the paper…

Prevailing theoretical approaches predicting sustainable business models: a systematic review

João J. Ferreira, Cristina I. Fernandes, Pedro M. Veiga, Mathew Hughes

This study aims to map scientific publications, intellectual structure and research trends in the sustainable business model (SBM) field. Specifically, it attempts to (1) identify…

Industry 4.0 and green supply chain practices: an empirical study

Muhammad Umar, Syed Abdul Rehman Khan, Mohd Yusoff Yusliza, Shahzad Ali, Zhang Yu

The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of Industry 4.0 on economic and environmental performance through the mediation of green supply chain management (GSCM…

Modeling barriers of digital manufacturing in a circular economy for enhancing sustainability

Surajit Bag, Atul Kumar Sahu, Peter Kilbourn, Noleen Pisa, Pavitra Dhamija, Anoop Kumar Sahu

Circular economy denotes future sustainability that allows optimum utilization of resources. In the present era of technology, plenty of innovations are happening across the…

“Enabling circular business models in the fashion industry: the role of digital innovation”

Phuc Hong Huynh

Digital innovation and circular business model innovation are two critical enablers of a circular economy. A wide variety of digital technologies such as blockchain, 3D printing…

Conceptualizing a new circular economy feature – storing renewable electricity in batteries beyond EV end-of-life: the case of Slovenia

Matevz Obrecht, Rhythm Singh, Timitej Zorman

This paper aims to forecast the availability of used but operational electric vehicle (EV) batteries to integrate them into a circular economy concept of EVs' end-of-life (EOL…

Analyzing barriers for the adoption of circular economy in the manufacturing sector

Gaurav Kumar Badhotiya, Shwetank Avikal, Gunjan Soni, Neeraj Sengar

The operational activities of manufacturing organizations are continuously degrading the environment. Circular economy adoption can help industries optimize their resources along…

Analysis of barriers to circularity for agricultural cooperatives in the digitalization era

Erhan Ada, Muhittin Sagnak, Ruhan Askin Uzel, İrem Balcıoğlu

This study aims to propose a novel framework for barriers to circularity within cooperative supply chains. The barriers in the adoption and implementation of circular economy…

Circular economy indicators and levels of innovation: an innovative systematic literature review

Edson Luis Kuzma, Simone Sehnem, Ana Beatriz Lopes de Sousa Jabbour, Lucila M.S. Campos

This article aims to analyze the specific indicators of the circular economy (CE) in terms of analytical aspects, scope and breadth of metrics and levels of innovation associated…

Sustainable food supply chains: overcoming key challenges through digital technologies

Kamran Mahroof, Amizan Omar, Berk Kucukaltan

The purpose of this paper is to offer a consolidative approach in exploring the potential contribution of digital technologies in sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) for…