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A Literature Review on the Application of Digital Technology in Achieving Green Supply Chain Management

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  • Yi Wang

    (Inner Mongolia Kunming Cigarette Limited Liability Company, Hohhot 010020, China
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Yafei Yang

    (Faculty of Logistics, Beijing Wuzi University, Beijing 101100, China
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Zhaoxiang Qin

    (School of Economic and Management, Guangxi Science & Technology Normal University, Laibin 546199, China)

  • Yefei Yang

    (School of Economics and Management, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China)

  • Jun Li

    (Inner Mongolia Kunming Cigarette Limited Liability Company, Hohhot 010020, China)

Abstract

Digitization and greening have become the characteristics of social and economic development. Digital technology, as a critical enabler of green supply chain management, has been widely considered and recognized by academia and business circles. With the advent of the Industry 4.0 era and the rapid development of digital technology, this emerging field of technology is constantly being updated, and so the academic research in this field is increasing but has yet to reach saturation. We systematically reviewed 144 relevant papers published in the last 14 years. We used qualitative analysis to classify, summarize and analyze the literature in two dimensions (i.e., digital technologies and green supply chain practices). Then, we continued the classification from each dimension. According to the basic characteristics, there are five digital technologies: the Internet of Things, big data, cloud computing, blockchain, and artificial intelligence. The green supply chain is divided into green procurement, green production, green consumption, and green logistics according to the essential practices of the supply chain. This study explores which digital technologies are needed in a green supply chain. The study also discusses how these technologies can reduce the input of resources and energy and the emission of pollutants, finally improving the operating efficiency of the green supply chain, and achieving economic, social, and environmental benefits.

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  • Yi Wang & Yafei Yang & Zhaoxiang Qin & Yefei Yang & Jun Li, 2023. "A Literature Review on the Application of Digital Technology in Achieving Green Supply Chain Management," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(11), pages 1-18, May.
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