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.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 375-392 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| Journal | Journal of Business Research |
| Volume | 149 |
| Early online date | 25 May 2022 |
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| Publication status | Published - Oct 2022 |
Bibliographical note
© 2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. This is an open access article under the CC BY license 4.0Keywords
- Circular economy
- Closed-loop supply chain
- Industry 4.0
- Readiness and maturity model
- SMEs
- Smart circular supply chain