Assessing smart circular supply chain readiness and maturity level of small and medium-sized enterprises

Abstract

A Smart Circular Supply Chain (SCSC) integrates both Industry 4.0 (I4.0) and Circular Economy (CE) concepts into supply chain in response to achieving sustainable goals/agenda. The purpose of this paper is to assess SCSC readiness and maturity level of SMEs considering different stakeholders from a multi-layered perspective. For this aim, a conceptual framework was proposed and accomplished through a case study of SMEs in Turkey’s textile industry. Such integrated approach to holistically assessing SCSC readiness and maturity makes a unique contribution to the field. The highlights of this study are summarized as follows: (1) approaching readiness and maturity in transitions by focusing on systems theory; (2) identifying the dimensions of readiness and maturity in transitions to I4.0 and CE; (3) assessment of readiness and maturity level of SMEs in transition to CE and (4) assessment of readiness and maturity level of SMEs in transition to I4.0 within the supply chain.

Publication DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2022.05.042
Divisions: College of Business and Social Sciences > Aston Business School
Aston University (General)
Additional Information: © 2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. This is an open access article under the CC BY license 4.0
Uncontrolled Keywords: Circular economy,Closed-loop supply chain,Industry 4.0,Readiness and maturity model,SMEs,Smart circular supply chain,Marketing
Publication ISSN: 1873-7978
Last Modified: 02 Dec 2024 08:40
Date Deposited: 06 Jun 2022 11:17
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PURE Output Type: Article
Published Date: 2022-10
Published Online Date: 2022-05-25
Accepted Date: 2022-05-16
Authors: Kayikci, Yasanur
Kazancoglu, Yigit
Gozacan-Chase, Nazlican
Lafci, Cisem
Batista, Luciano (ORCID Profile 0000-0002-0367-2975)

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