Sustainable Supply Chain Management

A Conceptual Review From Past to Present

Abstract

Sustainable supply chain management refers to an approach that aims to improve the long-term performance of businesses by integrating their social, environmental and economic objectives. In this context, the aim of this study is to evaluate the researches conducted in the field of sustainable supply chain management from past to present within the framework of keywords and to analyse the development process for the inclusion of these keywords in the studies. This study aims to provide a basis for shedding light on future research directions and identifying study gaps in the field of sustainable supply chain management. For this purpose, a bibliometric analysis was carried out and a total of 418 articles were analysed in the Scopus database between 2006 and 2023. According to the findings, there has been a significant increase in the number of publications in recent years. The most frequent publications were published in India and United Kingdom, and the most articles were published by S. Seuring. Business, Management and Accounting is the field with the highest number of publications. Journal of Cleaner Production is the journal with the highest number of articles. In the analyses made for keywords, the keyword Sustainable Supply Chain Management has the highest trend in recent years. In the analyses made for the future, it is expected that words such as sustainability, circular economy, innovation and industry 4.0 will take place more frequently and it is thought that the field will develop in the focus of these keywords.