TY - JOUR
T1 - Sustainability and optimization of supply chains
T2 - A literature review
AU - Mujkić, Zlatan
AU - Qorri, Ardian
AU - Kraslawski, Andrzej
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors are grateful for financial support from Sigma Agile, a part of the Erasmus Mundus Action 2 scholarship program. The authors thank Peter Jones for his help with the English language.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Operations and Supply Chain Management Forum. All rights reserved.
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - Sustainability of supply chains (SCs) and supply chain optimization is a topic of increasing interest in academia and industry. Although several authors have studied various aspects optimization and sustainability of SC, there is still a gap in understanding sustainable development of SCs. The aim of this study is to bridge this gap and to better understand interdependencies between economic, environmental and social dimensions of sustainability. To fulfill the research objective, this study examines 50 peer-reviewed articles published literature in the field of sustainable SCs and SC optimization. Selected papers used mathematical modeling techniques (optimization) as research methodology combined with one or more dimensions of sustainability. Findings of this work indicate that there are several SC optimization models addressing all three dimensions of sustainability simultaneously, and social dimension of sustainability is the least studied aspect. Furthermore, an application taxonomy of mathematical modeling approaches used in sustainable SCs is provided. Future research should shift the focus from models dealing primarily with economic and environmental dimensions towards more balanced models that include all three sustainability aspects. This paper enhances understanding how was sustainability principles are incorporated into mathematical models for SC optimization, and provides SC optimization models with pertinent sustainability indicators.
AB - Sustainability of supply chains (SCs) and supply chain optimization is a topic of increasing interest in academia and industry. Although several authors have studied various aspects optimization and sustainability of SC, there is still a gap in understanding sustainable development of SCs. The aim of this study is to bridge this gap and to better understand interdependencies between economic, environmental and social dimensions of sustainability. To fulfill the research objective, this study examines 50 peer-reviewed articles published literature in the field of sustainable SCs and SC optimization. Selected papers used mathematical modeling techniques (optimization) as research methodology combined with one or more dimensions of sustainability. Findings of this work indicate that there are several SC optimization models addressing all three dimensions of sustainability simultaneously, and social dimension of sustainability is the least studied aspect. Furthermore, an application taxonomy of mathematical modeling approaches used in sustainable SCs is provided. Future research should shift the focus from models dealing primarily with economic and environmental dimensions towards more balanced models that include all three sustainability aspects. This paper enhances understanding how was sustainability principles are incorporated into mathematical models for SC optimization, and provides SC optimization models with pertinent sustainability indicators.
KW - 512 Business and Management
KW - Literature review
KW - Mathematical modeling
KW - Optimization
KW - Supply chains
KW - Sustainability
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85056844303&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.31387/oscm0350213
DO - 10.31387/oscm0350213
M3 - Review Article
AN - SCOPUS:85056844303
SN - 1979-3561
VL - 11
SP - 186
EP - 199
JO - Operations and Supply Chain Management
JF - Operations and Supply Chain Management
IS - 4
ER -