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Integrating sustainability and resilience in the supply chain: A systematic literature review and a research agenda
Author(s) -
Negri Marta,
Cagno Enrico,
Colicchia Claudia,
Sarkis Joseph
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
business strategy and the environment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.123
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1099-0836
pISSN - 0964-4733
DOI - 10.1002/bse.2776
Subject(s) - supply chain , sustainability , clarity , resilience (materials science) , nexus (standard) , confusion , business , supply chain risk management , supply chain management , sustainable development , process management , environmental resource management , industrial organization , economics , service management , computer science , marketing , political science , psychology , ecology , biochemistry , chemistry , physics , psychoanalysis , law , biology , embedded system , thermodynamics
Sustainability has emerged as an important industrial strategic outlook expanding beyond organizational boundaries to include the supply chain. Simultaneously, the industry has also been faced with supply chain resilience concerns. Research on the intersection of supply chain sustainability and resilience is nascent and is a consequence of their observed mutual influences. However, confusion about concepts, implementation methods, and measurements of sustainable and resilient supply chains remains. This study completes a systematic literature review that critically examines several major observations and directions. We find the concept of sustainable supply chains is more established, and general agreement on its theoretical foundations exists. Supply chain resilience is relatively less mature. The nexus and relationships between the two topics are often incoherent: there is confusion on sustainable and resilient supply chains establishment; there is no clarity on what practices could jointly advance both areas. A major conflict exists since sustainability generally focuses on efficiency, while resilience seeks effectiveness. We recommend studies to analyze implementation relationships and impact. We also observe that performance measurement systems should be developed to assess supply chain sustainability and resilience performance taking with explicit consideration time horizons considered in these measures.