Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to develop a comprehensive framework that
synthesizes approaches and contingency variables to manage the sustainability of multi-tier …

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

Circular modes of production, known as the circular economy, are welcomed in political and
business circles to overcome the shortcomings of traditional linear operating models. This …

A strategy supporting the development towards a circular economy is industrial symbiosis
(IS). It is a form of collaborative supply chain management aiming to make industry more …

In this study, we examine the structural characteristics of supply networks and investigate the
relationship between a firm's supply network accessibility and interconnectedness and its …

Recent trends toward outsourcing and global sourcing have created longer, more complex
and more fragmented supply chains. In this research, we aim to instigate a theoretical …

Firms source goods and services in complex, global supply chains. The network structures
of these far‐reaching supply chains are believed to influence both firm‐level and supply …

Case research has consistently been one of the most powerful research methods in OM,
particularly in the development of new theory. To cope with the growing frequency and …

A system of interconnected buyers and suppliers is better modeled as a network than as a
linear chain. In this paper we demonstrate how to use social network analysis to investigate …

In recent years the issue of supply chain risk has been pushed to the fore, initially by fears
related to possible disruptions from the much publicised “millennium bug”. Y2K passed …