Closing the Loop in the Construction Industry Through Reverse Logistics: A Bibliometric Analysis
Madduma Kaluge Chamitha Sanjani Wijewickrama1
- The University of Adelaide
Published in Proceedings of the International Conference on Smart and Sustainable Built Environment (SASBE 2024), edited by Ali GhaffarianHoseini, Amirhosein GhaffarianHoseini, Farzad Rahimian and Mahesh Babu Purushothaman. Springer Nature, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, volume 591, 2025, pages 476 to 485. DOI 10.1007/978-981-96-4051-5_46.
Abstract
Closing the loop of the traditional linear economic model of take-make-dispose is primarily facilitated by integrating reverse logistics supply chains (RLSC) into the forward supply chain in the construction industry. Therefore, the notion of RLSC has attracted extensive attention from practitioners and scholars. Although a plethora of publications have evolved around the area of study in literature, none has investigated the evolution of the notion retrospectively in the context of the construction industry. This study aims to review the state-of-the-art literature on RLSC in the construction industry to provide a holistic basis for further knowledge development and dissemination. The study adopted VOSviewer bibliometric analysis software to review 76 articles from the Scopus database published between 2000–2023. Based on the analysis, there was a growing trend in the number of publications within this domain. Most articles were published in journals such as Sustainability, Waste Management & Research and Journal of Cleaner Production. Furthermore, institutions from Australia, Brazil and China were the most prolific in the study area. The study emphasised a few pivotal research hotspots in the research domain, such as demolition waste management, supply chain management and stakeholder management. This study contributes to the research and practice by providing a holistic view of the research done in RLSCs of DW over the last 24 years, helping practitioners and researchers better understand the global trends in the area and directions for future research.
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Session
Presented in Track G, Friday 8 November 2024, 16:30 to 18:30, room WG 1001, Auckland University of Technology. Session chair Dr Funmilayo Ebun Rotimi.
How to Cite
Wijewickrama, M. K. C. S. (2025). Closing the Loop in the Construction Industry Through Reverse Logistics: A Bibliometric Analysis. In A. GhaffarianHoseini, A. GhaffarianHoseini, F. Rahimian, & M. B. Purushothaman (Eds.), Proceedings of the International Conference on Smart and Sustainable Built Environment (SASBE 2024) (Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Vol. 591, pp. 476–485). Springer Nature Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-4051-5_46
About the Conference
Presented at SASBE 2024, the International Conference on Smart and Sustainable Built Environment, held in Auckland from 7 to 9 November 2024 and chaired by Professors Ali and Amirhosein GhaffarianHoseini, founders of GDI Academy. The version of record is published by Springer Nature; this page is the conference archive record kept by GDI Academy.