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

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.

Green Public Procurement in open access and traditional journals: a comparative bibliometric analysis

“…Second, the keyword “barriers” is related mainly to impediments to the implementation of the GPP, country-wise (Ishak and Thiruchelvam, 2023) or in specific sectors, both private such as construction (Al Hazza et al , 2023), or public such as higher education institutions (Leal Filho et al , 2019). Third, the theme GSCM refers to the process of integrating environmental practices and strategies along the supply chain, and researchers are delving into the relationship between GSCM and GPP, and the effects on, for instance, financial performance or supplier selection (Khan et al , 2023; Pinto, 2023; Wang et al , 2023), which is the fourth relevant term (Ograh et al , 2023). Finally, the construction industry is one of the main sectors to be analysed in terms of GPP, owing to the large amount of capital and assets that are committed when contracting an infrastructure project (Al Hazza et al , 2023).…”

Processing Properties and Potency of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry Toxins in the Rice Leaffolder Cnaphalocrocis medinalis (Guenée)

“…Over 200 distinct Cry toxins, derived from Bt, were identified, with the majority being harmful to insect pests and nematodes [48,49]. Numerous studies have revealed differences in the toxicities of Cry toxins [2,36,[50][51][52][53][54][55]. The difference in toxicity is affected by many factors, and predigestion treatment by solubilization or enzymatic processing has a great effect [2].…”

“…Recently, with the proposal of "reductions in chemicals" in China, an increasing number of nonchemical measures were recommended for pest control in paddy fields. Bt sprays have been used as biological pesticides to control C. medinalis for decades [36]. Bt rice cultivars on trial could suppress the population of Lepidoptera insect pests such as C. medinalis and mitigate their damage in paddy fields [29].…”

A Risk-Aware Approach to Digital Procurement Transformation

“…Efficient procurement is one of the key parameters of a company's competitiveness [57], and the use of electronic procurement technologies offers undeniable benefits to supply chains [58]. Based on some research [59][60][61][62], the list of technologies used in the digital procurement environment is still open and unexplored. The use of artificial intelligence and machine learning has also found its place in the procurement decision-making process despite some problems in application [63][64][65].…”