Supply chain management under carbon taxes: A review and bibliometric analysis

Abstract

Supply chain has received a great deal of attention both in academia and industry. The carbon emissions from supply chain activities are the major concern, therefore, many governments have implemented carbon taxes to promote energy conservation and emission reduction. Under this background, the impact of the carbon taxes on supply chain and the related operational decisions become hot topics. This paper aimed to review the researches on supply chain management under carbon tax. First, the descriptive results and a bibliometric analysis of identified articles during 2010–2019 was presented to clarify the development in this field. Then, content analysis is conducted to classify the selected articles into facility location decisions, supplier selection and order quantity, low carbon technology choice and investment, production planning, transportation decisions, pricing decisions, joint decisions and supply chain coordination under carbon taxes. The research progress in these areas was systematically reviewed and summarized. Finally, future directions were discussed from the perspectives of problem and method.