On the synergetic relationship between Circular Economy and Resilience: findings from a systematic literature review

Nowadays, industrial firms are increasingly required to develop resilient supply chains to better face turbulent environments by adapting to unforeseen and frequent disruptions. In this regard, researchers strongly agree that fostering innovation toward circular business models can influence resilience capability development. Findings, however, are still fragmented and sparse. To this aim, a systematic literature review of previous studies is conducted. The results of content analyses are presented, and their implications discussed. Copyright (C) 2022 The Authors.

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Currently, industrial firms face increasing demands to develop resilient supply chains that can adapt to unforeseen disruptions and turbulent environments. Researchers believe that fostering innovation towards circular business models can influence the development of resilience capability. However, the findings in this area are still fragmented and limited. Therefore, a systematic literature review was conducted to address this issue, presenting the results of content analyses and discussing their implications.