Inventory Management Under Carbon Emission Policies: A Systematic Literature Review

Abstract

As the emission of carbon dioxide has resulted in many issues in the global environment, controlling carbon emission has become a high priority for governments. One of the sectors engaged with carbon emission is inventory management. A lot of activities in inventory systems such as purchasing, warehousing, and transporting the items lead to emitting carbon. Therefore, governments have ruled policies to mitigate the emissions in inventory systems and develop sustainable supply chains. Despite the importance of this issue, no attempts have been made to study and address the vital role of different policies in controlling carbon emissions in review progress. This paper provides a systematic literature review to analyze the impact of carbon emission policies on inventory systems. 75 papers have been extracted from the most relevant academic and research databases and the results have been analyzed and synthesized. By classifying and introducing different carbon policies applicable in inventory systems, this paper introduces the policies that make effort to restrict the emissions. Finally, theoretical and managerial insights and extensive opportunities for future research are outlined.