Supply chain transparency: a roadmap for future research

Abstract

Purpose

This study aims to systematically review the current academic literature on supply chain transparency (SCT) to explore the impact of SCT on firm performance and identify factors that influencing SCT-related practices.

Design/methodology/approach

This review follows the six steps and 14 decisions of conducting a systematic literature review (SLR) to comprehensively review 91 identified papers published between 2007 and 2024.

Findings

Based on the content analysis of the selected papers, this study summarizes the antecedents, practices, outcomes as well as potential barriers of SCT. We develop a conceptual framework from the descriptive and thematic findings to enrich the relevant aspects of SCT and propose some critical gaps and directions for future research.

Originality/value

This study links SCT with several outcomes of firm performance, with a particular focus on how SCT affects sustainability in terms of its economic, social, and environmental dimensions as well as supply chain resilience. It proposes potential avenues for enriching SCT in future research.

Citation

Jia, F., Li, K., Chen, L., Nazrul, A. and Yan, F. (2024), "Supply chain transparency: a roadmap for future research", Industrial Management & Data Systems, Vol. 124 No. 9, pp. 2665-2688. https://doi.org/10.1108/IMDS-11-2023-0840