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© Lucas Conde Stocco, Luciana Oranges Cezarino, Lara Bartocci Liboni and V.G. Venkatesh. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.

Abstract

Purpose

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This paper aims to analyse systematically previous literature that sought to understand the formation of circular supply chains (CSCs) and propose a research agenda for implementing circular economy 4.0 in the wholesale industry.

Design/methodology/approach

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The research is based on a systematic literature review.

Findings

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There is a prevalence of research related to manufacturing and how industrial complexes can establish practices linked to the circular economy. The reviewed papers in this study can be classified into three perspectives: systemic analysis, institutional perspective and operational perspective. Considering these categories and the wholesaler perspective, there is a scope to explore Industry 4.0 technologies applications with wholesale distributors and their contributions to the reverse flow of waste along the CSC. In addition, it is interesting to examine the interpretation of wholesale distributors on circularity, and how these members can contribute to filling the information gaps between industries and retailers based on the concepts of circular economy and Industry 4.0, and how they can contribute to establishing public policies for proper waste recycling methods.

Originality/value

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First, this research considers the wholesaler the exclusive supply chain member under the influence of Industry 4.0 and highlights its importance in firms' circular operations. Second, it provides an inclusive plan for the other stakeholders to interact with the wholesaler echelon to design and operate under 4.0 technologies to consolidate effective CSCs.

Details

Title
Wholesaler echelon and Industry 4.0 in circular supply chains – a systematic review
Author
Lucas Conde Stocco 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Cezarino, Luciana Oranges 2 ; Lara Bartocci Liboni 1 ; Venkatesh, V G 3 

 School of Economics, Business and Accounting, RP- FEARP, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil 
 Department of Management, Università Ca' Foscari, Venice, Italy 
 EM Normandie Business School, EM Normandie, Campus du Havre, Le Havre, France 
Pages
141-158
Publication year
2022
Publication date
2022
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
e-ISSN
26313871
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2672734765
Copyright
© Lucas Conde Stocco, Luciana Oranges Cezarino, Lara Bartocci Liboni and V.G. Venkatesh. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.