Article,
Applications of artificial intelligence in closed-loop supply chains: Systematic literature review and future research agenda
Affiliations
- [1] Adelaide Business School [NORA names: Australia; Oceania; OECD];
- [2] Shanghai Maritime University [NORA names: China; Asia, East];
- [3] University of Southern Denmark [NORA names: SDU University of Southern Denmark; University; Denmark; Europe, EU; Nordic; OECD]
Abstract
In this paper, we present a systematic literature review of the applications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Closed-loop Supply Chains (CLSC). Through a systematic and unbiased search, we select 303 peer-reviewed articles and examined them to understand the prevalent publication trends, most impactful studies, most influential authors, and most popular journals. We further identify ten most popular AI techniques and evaluated their applications in several CLSC subfields. We identify seven CLSC subfields that can benefit significantly from AI in future. Consequently, we provide a framework containing fifteen research questions that can guide future research on AI applications in CLSC.
Keywords
Artificial Intelligence,
Closed-loop supply chains,
Machine Learning,
Reverse Logistics,
Systematic Literature Review