A Quantitative and Qualitative Review of Green Supply Chain Research from 2010 to 2024
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https://doi.org/10.61360/BoniGHSS252019000611Keywords:
green supply chain management, supplier management, knowledge graph, bibliometric analysis, green innovationAbstract
Scientifically mapping the evolutionary trajectory of green supply chain management (GSCM) research and tracking its cutting-edge developments is of critical significance for enterprises' sustainable growth.Although there are literature reviews on green supply chain management in existing studies, with the development of society and time, their content has certain lag.Based on this, the study examines the research on green supply chain management from the Web of Science (WOS) database spanning from January 2001 to August 2024 as its subject matter. By utilizing bibliometric software Citespace 6.3R1, the article conducts quantitative statistical analysis, co-citation analysis, keyword clustering analysis, and keyword burst analysis on textual data from the 7,743 valid articles ultimately obtained. The article begins by outlining the overarching framework of green supply chain management research through quantitative analysis of textual data.Furthermore, by combining manual induction of literature content, the evolution path, hotspots, and frontiers of green supply chain management research are ultimately revealed.The study found that green supply chain management has experienced four stages of development, and finally presents four trends，such as environmental performance, supplier management, green supply chain management and green innovation.Based on this, suggestions have been put forward to conduct in-depth research on enterprise performance, green supplier management, circular economy, and green innovation. This study helps scholars to grasp the research context of green supply chain management as a whole and promote the theoretical development of green supply chain management research.
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