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A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability".

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Macquarie Business School, Macquarie University, Guilin 2109, Australia
Interests: supply chain management; logistics management; operaitons management; strategic management; supply chain digitalisation; supply chain risk and resilience
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Centre for Business & Enterprise, Waikato Institute of Technology, Hamilton 3204, New Zealand
Interests: supply chain management; logistics management; operaitons management; strategic management; supply chain and business analytatics; AI in supply chain

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Division of Business Administration, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul 04310, Republic of Korea
Interests: emerging multinational enterprises; institutional theory in strategic management, entrepreneurship and innovation, and foreign subsidiary; management in emerging markets, with a particular focus on China and India
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Dear Colleagues,

The circular economy (CE) and resilient supply chains (RSCs) have gained attention in political and business communities because of global development trends in sustainability and changes in modern social–economic requirements.

Contemporary macroeconomics development raises the requirements of more efficient resource application to maintain long-term sustainable business and competitiveness [4]. The CE promotes new economic and business opportunities [8] as it seeks to encourage more resource transitions [5]. According to the key idea of the CE, more economic and environmental values can be created by applying different end-of-life strategies: reuse, refurbishment, remanufacturing, recycling, etc. [3]. Obviously, CE and end-of-life strategies expand and extend modern supply chains. Therefore, it is crucial to integrate CE ideas in modern supply chain management [1].

In the last two decades, a number of practical and academic studies have raised concerns about disruptions in the supply chain process, such as natural disasters, political issues, pandemic diseases, terrorism, etc. [7]. These disruptions can stretch requirements to build more resilience in supply chains. Developing an RSC assumes that organizations can quickly recover from a disruption to two states: 1) returning to the original progress and performance; or 2) promoting even better progress and performance [6]. In turn, higher resilience can help organizations to obtain competitive advantages in current violent markets [2].

Concerning the significances and development trends of the circular economy and resilient supply chains, some practitioners and academia have started to investigate the two ideas together since 2018. However, the relevant research is still in its initial stage and the research is also limited. How can we integrate a circular economy with resilient supply chains? What are the challenges, benefits, opportunities, and facilitators to integrate a circular economy with resilient supply chains? How can organizations obtain benefits from the integration of a circular economy and resilient supply chains? The answers to these questions may find some opportunity for significant academic research and original contributions in this area.

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Dr. Peter Shi
Dr. Wen Luo
Prof. Dr. Simon Shufeng Xiao
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Keywords

circular economy
circular supply chain
supply chain resilience
resilient supply chain
sustainability
close loop
agility
robustness
reduanacy
flexibility
visibility
reuse
refurbishment
remanufacturing
recycle

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Unraveling the Multifaceted Nexus of Artificial Intelligence Sports and User Willingness: A Focus on Technology Readiness, Perceived Usefulness, and Green Consciousness

by Liqian Gao and Ziyang Liu

Sustainability 2023, 15(18), 13961; https://doi.org/10.3390/su151813961 - 20 Sep 2023

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The adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in the sports domain, known as AI Sports, has gained considerable attention, while the increasing importance of environmental sustainability further necessitates exploring green-conscious behaviors. This study aims to investigate the impacts of technology readiness, perceived usefulness, and green consciousness on users’ willingness to adopt AI Sports. Utilizing a cross-sectional survey and structural equation modeling, data from 670 valid questionnaires were analyzed. The results revealed that technology readiness directly influences users’ perceived usefulness of AI Sports, while green awareness significantly affects perceived usefulness, highlighting the relative scarcity of research on green consciousness in this context. Moreover, perceived usefulness plays a crucial role in predicting users’ willingness to use AI Sports, contributing to its sustainable development and widespread adoption. This study fills a research gap by exploring the importance of green consciousness in the field of artificial intelligence sports, and provides important insights for the development and promotion of sustainable artificial intelligence sports. Full article

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Social, Environmental, and Governance Factors on Supply-Chain Performance with Mediating Technology Adoption

by Weijia Li and Ziyang Liu

Sustainability 2023, 15(14), 10865; https://doi.org/10.3390/su151410865 - 11 Jul 2023

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The COVID-19 pandemic has brought significant risks and challenges to businesses. In order to restore the supply chain, this paper incorporates social, environmental, and governance (ESG) factors into the study of corporate supply chains. The aim is to explore the factors that influence supply-chain resilience and performance from these three perspectives, with a particular focus on the role of willingness to adopt green innovation technologies. To encompass a wider audience and multiple industry sectors, this study employs a questionnaire survey method, targeting managers of Chinese companies, and utilizes analytical tools such as SPSS 26.0 and AMOS 26.0 for data analysis and validation. The research findings indicate that supply-chain collaboration, supply-chain management capabilities, supply-chain risks, and green-product innovation have a positive impact on a firm’s willingness to adopt innovative technologies, subsequently leading to positive effects on supply-chain resilience and performance. By incorporating ESG factors into the scope of supply-chain research, this study expands the research domain and scope of ESG. Additionally, enhancing corporate social responsibility awareness and sustainable development consciousness holds great significance for the recovery of enterprise supply-chain development. This study also offers new insights for businesses to enhance their supply-chain management. Full article

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A Bibliometric Analysis of the Literature on Food Industry Supply Chain Resilience: Investigating Key Contributors and Global Trends

by Mariame Ababou, Sara Chelh and Mariam Elhiri

Sustainability 2023, 15(11), 8812; https://doi.org/10.3390/su15118812 - 30 May 2023

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Purpose: In light of ongoing challenges such as climate change, pandemics, and globalization, it is critical to have resilient food industry supply chains that can operate effectively in uncertain conditions. This study aims to contribute to this effort by investigating current trends and developments in the area of food industry supply chain resilience and identifying potential areas for improvement. Design/methodology/approach: We conducted a comprehensive bibliometric analysis of 122 articles published between 2008 and 2023, utilizing multiple quantitative measures such as bibliographic coupling and keyword co-occurrence network analysis. Findings: Our study identifies five distinct clusters of research on food industry supply chain resilience. We found that food systems resilience and public health is the most extensively studied aspect, indicating the importance of ensuring that our food supply chains are capable of withstanding disruptions to maintain public health. The other four clusters–seafood supply chain resilience and risk management; digital and sustainable food systems; agri-food Industry 4.0 and sustainability; and meat production and the food industry–each represent important areas for future research and development. Originality: To our knowledge, this is the first study that uses a bibliometric approach to analyze the resilience of food supply chain systems. By doing so, we provide a unique and original contribution to the existing literature on food supply chain systems, as prior bibliometric analyses have not specifically focused on the resilience aspect. Practical implications: Our findings highlight the need for continued research and development in the area of food industry supply chain resilience. By identifying the most pressing areas for improvement and future research, our study can help inform policy decisions and guide industry efforts to create more resilient food supply chains that can adapt to changing conditions. Full article

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An Explorative Study of Resilience Influence on Business Performance of Korean Manufacturing Venture Enterprise

by Boine Kim and Byoung-Goo Kim

Sustainability 2023, 15(9), 7218; https://doi.org/10.3390/su15097218 - 26 Apr 2023

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Due to the recent trend of sustainability and socio-economic changes and to expand the research on resilient supply chains in Korea, this study targets Korean venture companies to ensure their success and growth. This study aims to analyze the reliance factors affecting the business performance of Korean manufacturing venture enterprises by considering two types of business performance: technology and financial performance. Regarding the factors influencing business performance, this study analyzes five resilience factors: product structure intensity, brand intensity, research and development intensity, cooperation, and corporate social responsibility. Business years were used as control variables and the causal relationship between the factors was analyzed using SPSS 22. The results show that all resilience factors positively influenced technology performance. The results for the financial performance show research and development intensity and corporate social responsibility. However, cooperation only shows different results between technology performance and financial performance. Based on these results, this study provides implications and contributions for manufacturing venture enterprises. Full article

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How Do Political and Business Ties Matter for Supply Chain Management Capability? An Empirical Test of an Integrative Framework

by Mengmeng Wang and Shufeng (Simon) Xiao

Sustainability 2023, 15(1), 208; https://doi.org/10.3390/su15010208 - 23 Dec 2022

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Supply chain management capability has become increasingly important in highly dynamic and uncertain situations, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. However, our systematic literature review indicates that little is known about how different types of ties influence the intention of firms to adopt B2B platforms and improve international performance. This study aims to explore the important role of political and business ties in the development of supply chain management capability by arguing that political and business ties are positively related to the development of supply chain management capability, which is proposed to shape the intention of firms to adopt B2B platforms and their international performance. Furthermore, we also attempt to develop a framework between potential strategic needs for a firm’s supply chain capability development and different ties. Using survey data collected from a sample of 369 firms in China, we test these proposed arguments empirically through structural equation modeling (SEM) analysis. Results demonstrate that political and business ties contribute positively to developing a firm’s supply chain capability, positively related to the firm’s intention to adopt B2B platforms and international performance. In addition, our study also reveals that supply chain risk significantly modifies the relationships between political or business ties and supply chain capability development. This study provides important contributions to the literature by extending prior research on supply chain management and offers important insights into our understanding of the successful development of supply chain management capability, intention to adopt B2B platforms, and international performance improvement. We believe our findings can help inform how firms can develop supply chain management capability by utilizing different ties. Full article

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Improving Circular Supply Chain Performance through Green Innovations: The Moderating Role of Economic Policy Uncertainty

by Zhaoqian Liu and Mengmeng Wang

Sustainability 2022, 14(24), 16888; https://doi.org/10.3390/su142416888 - 16 Dec 2022

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The sudden outbreak and long-term trend of COVID-19 have brought huge attacks and uncertainty to the global economy, forcing countries to introduce various policies frequently to stimulate economic recovery. To realize sustainable development, firms established an environment-friendly economic development model by building a circular supply chain and implementing a green innovation strategy, which is expected to save resources and protect the environment by recycling resources. Based on this background, this study aims to determine the relationship between the uncertainty of economic policy, green innovation strategy, and circular supply chain performance. It divides green innovation strategies into green product innovation, green process innovation, green service innovation, and green logistics innovation to explore their different impacts on the performance of the circular supply chain. Simultaneously, the moderating effect of uncertainty of economic policy between green innovation and the performance of the circular supply chain is explored. Using survey data collected from 308 manufacturing firms in China, we empirically test the theoretical model and proposed hypotheses through the structural equation modeling approach. Our findings demonstrate that green product innovation, green process innovation, green logistics innovation, and green service innovation have a positive impact on the performance of the circular supply chain. Moreover, we also find that, contrary to our expectations, economic policy uncertainty plays a positive role in moderating the relationship between green innovation and circular supply chain performance. We believe that this paper has a clear contribution to the research on green innovation and circular supply chain management. This study provides a new perspective for the research on the integration of green innovation and circular supply chain, deepens firms’ understanding of green innovation strategy and circular supply chain, and provides important implications and guidance for manufacturing firms to better manage green innovation and circular supply chain practice as well as the risk of economic policy uncertainty. Full article

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Drivers of Artificial Intelligence and Their Effects on Supply Chain Resilience and Performance: An Empirical Analysis on an Emerging Market

by Mengmeng Wang and Xiaoming Pan

Sustainability 2022, 14(24), 16836; https://doi.org/10.3390/su142416836 - 15 Dec 2022

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The global supply chain has suffered an unprecedented impact Affected by multiple factors such as anti-globalization, rising trade protectionism and the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on the technology-organization-environment framework and resource-based theory, this study attempts to explore and analyze what drives a firm’s willingness to adopt artificial intelligence technology and how such willingess to adopt artificial intelligence technology may contribute to supply chain resilience and supply chain performance. Using survey data collected from 318 firms in China, we empirically test our arguments and hypotheses through the structural equation modeling approach. The results suggest that the relative advantages of enterprise artificial intelligence technology, supply chain collaboration, and environmental uncertainty are the three major factors affecting the adoption of artificial intelligence technology, which subsequently provide a positive impact on supply chain resilience and supply chain performance. This study expands the application field and scope of artificial intelligence technology, fills the relatively large gap in the research on the behavior of enterprise users adopting artificial intelligence technology in the supply chain field. This provides a useful reference for enterprises to adopt artificial intelligence technology. Full article

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Supply Chain Modelling of the Automobile Multi-Stage Production Considering Circular Economy by Waste Management Using Recycling and Reworking Operations

by Muhammad Omair, Mohammed Alkahtani, Kashif Ayaz, Ghulam Hussain and Johannes Buhl

Sustainability 2022, 14(22), 15428; https://doi.org/10.3390/su142215428 - 20 Nov 2022

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The supply chain management plays a crucial role in delivering products from a supplier, through the manufacturer, distributors, and retailers to the targeted customers. The lifecycle of the products can be ended at any stage due to imperfect quality or waste, which are typically not managed well for a good price. This product’s life can be extended and increased with the use of the circular economy for the value addition processes which turn the waste into byproducts, which can be sold with maximum profit. The automobile industry is associated with various other small industries and is very significant for the economy at the local, national, and international levels. However, the industry also requires sustainable development in its supply chain management, gained by introducing the circular economy concept to manage and reduce the generated waste. The consumption of carbon fiber-reinforced composites (CFRCs) in the manufacturing of numerous automotive parts has acquired immense attention this decade, but the process also generates imperfect products (waste). The proposed model is based on a mathematical formulation to manage imperfect production by reworking and recycling, where the former is required to re-add value to the proportion of the rejected parts, and the latter is to recycle the remaining scrap into useful products by using a circular economy. The outsourcing operation is also added to provide an optimal level of inventory and lot sizing for minimizing the total cost of the supply chain management. Data from the automobile part industry are tested to provide the practical implications of the proposed SCM mathematical model. Sensitivity analysis is performed to understand the significance level of the individual parameters affecting the objective function, i.e., the total cost of the SCM. The results show a meaningful insight for the managers to obtain the benefits of the circular economy in multi-stage automobile part production for sustainable and resilient supply chain management. Full article

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Effects of Interface Design and Live Atmosphere on Consumers’ Impulse-Buying Behaviour from the Perspective of Human–Computer Interaction

by Jinjing Yang, Cong Cao, Chensang Ye and Yangyan Shi

Sustainability 2022, 14(12), 7110; https://doi.org/10.3390/su14127110 - 10 Jun 2022

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Since its introduction, live e-commerce has shown rapid growth, especially in regions such as China, where the total market size has exceeded trillions of RMB. However, e-commerce live streaming has also caused widespread consumer impulse-buying behaviour during the development process. Therefore, based on stimulus–organism–response theory, from the perspective of human–computer interaction, this paper develops an impulse-purchase model for live e-commerce consumers, uses partial least squares structural equation modelling to process and analyse 339 valid questionnaires and, finally, validates the proposed hypotheses. The findings show that consumers’ visual appeal, perceived arousal and engagement play a mediating role in the relations among interface design, live atmosphere and impulse purchase. To promote the sustainability of a live-streaming economy, live-streaming platforms need to design attractive live-streaming interfaces, build a pleasant live-streaming atmosphere and enhance consumers’ positive emotions, while preventing their irrational purchasing behaviour. An in-depth analysis of the formation mechanism of this behaviour can help in alleviating the limitations of the lack of rich research results and a single perspective in this field. In addition, it can help stakeholders promote the sustainability of e-commerce live streaming in practice. Full article

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Green Technology Investment with Data-Driven Marketing and Government Subsidy in a Platform Supply Chain

by Ke Li, Gengxin Dai, Yanfei Xia, Zongyu Mu, Guitao Zhang and Yangyan Shi

Sustainability 2022, 14(7), 3992; https://doi.org/10.3390/su14073992 - 28 Mar 2022

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Expanding green consumption market and precise data promotion advantages make the platform economy have a significant effect on influencing manufacturers to carry out green R&D and production activities, and government subsidies have a positive incentive effect. In this context, for the studies about platform supply chain management with manufacturer’s green production and the platform’s marketing activities simultaneously are rare, we consider that a manufacturer invests in green technologies to produce products and sell them through a smart platform supply chain by an agency selling or reselling strategy, in which the platform provides data-driven marketing technology to promote green products. Four game models are constructed to study the operational efficiency of the platform supply chain considering selling strategy difference and government subsidy. The results show that: (1) The manufacturer’s green technology and the platform’s data-driven marketing levels, as well as all member’s profits are all influenced by the potential market demand of green products, the sensitivities of consumers to green product attributes, and data analysis technology. (2) The service commission rate charged by the platform plays a main role on the manufacturer’s selling strategy choice, when the service commission rate is low, the manufacturer chooses an agency selling strategy and can obtain more profit, but now the green technology level is not necessarily better than that in the reselling system. With the service commission rate increases, a manufacturer that chooses the reselling strategy can obtain more profit, and the green technology level is better than in the agency selling system. (3) Government subsidy can effectively encourage the manufacturer to improve the green technology level, and now the platform will improve the data-driven marketing level. There is a threshold range of the service commission rate charged by the platform in which the government can guide the manufacturer and the platform to reach an equilibrium selling strategy by regulating the subsidy level. Full article

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