Barriers to circular food supply chains in China
By Muhammad Farooque, A. Zhang, Yanping Liu. Supply Chain Management, 2019
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Purpose This paper aims to identify and systematically analyze the causal-effect relationships among barriers to circular food supply chains in China. Design/methodology/approach Grounded in multiple organizational theories, this paper develops a theoretical framework for identifying relevant barriers to integrating circular economy philosophy in food supply chain management. The study uses 105 responses from Chinese food supply chain stakeholders including food processors, sales and distribution channels, consumers and government officials. It applies a fuzzy decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL) method to examine the causal-effect relationships among the identified barriers. Findings Overall, the results suggest two key cause barriers: first, weak environmental regulations and enforcement, and second, lack of market preference/pressure. Meanwhile, lack of collaboration/support from supply chain actors is the most prominent barrier. The key cause and prominent barriers are also identified for each of the supply chain stakeholder involved. Research implications The study offers practical insights for overcoming barriers to integrating circular economy philosophy in the management of supply chains in the Chinese food sector, as well as in other contexts where similar challenges are faced. It also sheds light on which organizational theories are most suitable for guiding similar studies. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first barrier study on circular food supply chains. The use of multiple organizational theories for the development of the theoretical framework is unique in barrier studies. The study offers insights from multiple stakeholders in the Chinese food supply chains.
Subfields: Business and International Management, Marketing, Strategy and Management
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Citations in the corpus
- Challenges in perishable food supply chains for sustainability management: A developing economy perspective (2020, methodology): “Also, current study may be further validated using structural equation modelling (SEM).”
- Analyzing Barriers of Circular Food Supply Chains and Proposing Industry 4.0 Solutions (2021, background): “Despite its importance, few studies have integrated CE philosophy into the food supply chain [12,13].”