Sustainability-Related Impacts of Digitalization on Supply Chain Management

In this era of digitalization, many companies that aim to improve the sustainability of their supply chain utilize digital technologies. Digital technologies have provided the overall supply chain with more transparency, visibility, and real-time data exchange. The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of early studies related to the impacts of digitalization on supply chain sustainability. The literature review is carried out by using the PRISMA method (the preferred reporting item for systematic reviews and meta-analyses). To carry out the review, 53 English-language publications were analyzed. The data were collected from Web of Science and Science Direct, and the systematic literature review will consider the impacts of digitalization on supply chain sustainability. Based on the literature, the overall impact of digitalization on supply chain sustainability is positive, but it brings some challenges as well. This paper also identifies potential gaps that were not covered in earlier publications and provides suggestions for future studies. The main contribution of this paper is to provide a complete and up-to-date literature review considering the impact of overall digital technologies on sustainability from a global perspective that summarizes the publications related to this topic. Moreover, in this paper, the challenges or risks of digitalization will be considered, which has received less attention in previous papers.