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Reverse supply chain management in manufacturing industry: a systematic review

Kaliyan Mathiyazhagan (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Amity University, Noida, India)
Sonu Rajak (Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Patna, Patna, India)
Swayam Sampurna Panigrahi (Department of Operations Management, Institute of Public Enterprise, Hyderabad, India)
Vernika Agarwal (Amity International Business School, Amity University, Noida, India)
Deepa Manani (Department of Mechanical Engineering, The NorthCap University, Gurugram, India)

International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management

ISSN: 1741-0401

Article publication date: 21 May 2020

Issue publication date: 29 March 2021

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Abstract

Purpose

In a quest to meet increasing pressure to incorporate environmental and sustainability factors due to the legislations and growing public awareness, companies are rethinking of strategizing their supply chain network to take control of the reverse flow of products as well. This growing interest has also led to tremendous growth in publications occurring in several reputed journals in the last few years. In this context, the purpose of this article is to perform a systematic literature survey of recent and state-of-the-art papers in order to draw insights and highlight the future directions.

Design/methodology/approach

This paper has selected and reviewed 204 papers published from the year 2002–2017. The papers were collected from the web of science and Google scholar database which have the DOI number. The selected papers were then categorized into main five core areas of RSC management namely reverse supply chain (RSC), Reverse Logistics (RL), Remanufacturing, Closed-Loop Supply Chain (CLSC) and Product Recovery Systems (PRS) and then analyzed with great detail. Finally, the research gaps that were identified from the study have been highlighted for future research opportunities.

Findings

This paper would serve as a roadmap to the managers who wish to align their forward and reverse supply chains for overall growth and development. It provides an in-depth knowledge on RSC to the researchers working in this domain. The scholars would be able to identify the areas of RSC which have been already addressed and the areas which remain unaddressed.

Originality/value

This paper presents a systematic literature survey of state-of-the-art papers that was published in the reputed journal in the area of RSC. Total 204 numbers of papers which were published in the reputed journals between 2002 and 2017 are reviewed, categorized and analysed to draw the opportunities and future research direction in the area of RSC.

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Citation

Mathiyazhagan, K., Rajak, S., Sampurna Panigrahi, S., Agarwal, V. and Manani, D. (2021), "Reverse supply chain management in manufacturing industry: a systematic review", International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, Vol. 70 No. 4, pp. 859-892. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJPPM-06-2019-0293

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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