Supply Chain Management: Volume 17 Issue 5

Sustainable purchasing and supply management: a structured literature review of definitions and measures at the dyad, chain and network levels

Joe Miemczyk, Thomas E. Johnsen, Monica Macquet

This paper provides a structured literature review of sustainability in purchasing and supply management, moving beyond the traditional environmental and social sustainability…

Making connections: a review of supply chain management and sustainability literature

Alison Ashby, Mike Leat, Melanie Hudson‐Smith

The objective of this paper is to investigate systematically the discipline of supply chain management (SCM) within the context of sustainability. The two concepts are…

Themes and challenges in making supply chains environmentally sustainable

Maisam Abbasi, Fredrik Nilsson

The purpose of this article is to explore themes and challenges in making supply chains environmentally sustainable.

Extending sustainability to suppliers: a systematic literature review

Cristina Gimenez, Elcio M. Tachizawa

To make their supply chains more socially responsible, many companies are implementing supplier assessment tools and collaborative practices. The aim of this paper is to provide a…

Conducting content‐analysis based literature reviews in supply chain management

Stefan Seuring, Stefan Gold

Inconsistent research output makes critical literature reviews crucial tools for assessing and developing the knowledge base within a research field. Literature reviews in the…

Agency theory and supply chain management: a structured literature review

Sajad Fayezi, Andrew O'Loughlin, Ambika Zutshi

The paper aims to explain how agency theory can be used to inform our understanding of the dynamics surrounding supply chain behaviours and relationships.

Special issue on managing and measuring sustainability performance of supply chains

Systematic review and the need for evidence

Professor Dr Richard Wilding, Dr Beverly Wagner