Manufacturers’ adoption of circularity science in supply chains and its perceived viability to promote sustainable performance: Qualitative-empirical evidence from Kenya
Objective: This paper serves a triadic purpose: To investigate manufacturers’ adoption of circularity science in supply chains and its perceived viability to promote sustainable performance through assessing supply chain anthropogenic practices, investigating circularity science adoption, and its pe...
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| description | Objective: This paper serves a triadic purpose: To investigate manufacturers’ adoption of circularity science in supply chains and its perceived viability to promote sustainable performance through assessing supply chain anthropogenic practices, investigating circularity science adoption, and its perceived viability to promote sustainable performance. Methods/Analysis: Using constant comparison analysis, multiple case-qualitative pursuits utilizing semi-structured interviews from nine manufacturing organizations in Kenya were used to make sense of this through purposive sampling. Findings: The first level of the triadic inquiry was assessed by investigating anthropogenic supply chain practices categorized into waste mismanagement, resource misuse, and the most harmful supply chain practice. Waste mismanagement emerged as the most harmful, with much waste ending in landfills. From the second level, the results of this paper highlight the importance of circularity science in supply chains,which is classified as circularity for procurement and design, production circularity, logistics circularity (forward and reverse), and collaborative circularity under various aspects such as recycling mechanisms, resource optimization, and impact monitoring. Even with the minimal adoption of these circularity science practices among manufacturing SMEs, with manufacturers reporting not seeing the value in reverse logistics, the perceived viability of its adoption is clear to foster sustainability. Novelty/Improvement: The results further indicate that circularity science can promote sustainability by addressing manufacturers’ barriers in this context, such as the government’s need to invest in recycling infrastructures and technologies. This study contributes to the extant literature on the significance of circularity science in promoting sustainable supply chain performance with areas for further research. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e1de61cf3374417eabeb4b2f6f9226d02025-01-22T07:35:34ZengTaylor & Francis GroupSustainable Environment2765-85112025-12-0111110.1080/27658511.2025.2454751Manufacturers’ adoption of circularity science in supply chains and its perceived viability to promote sustainable performance: Qualitative-empirical evidence from KenyaMary Aming’a0Jonathan Annan1Reuben Marwanga2Strathmore University, Strathmore University Business School, Nairobi, KenyaStrathmore University, Strathmore University Business School, Nairobi, KenyaStrathmore University, Strathmore University Business School, Nairobi, KenyaObjective: This paper serves a triadic purpose: To investigate manufacturers’ adoption of circularity science in supply chains and its perceived viability to promote sustainable performance through assessing supply chain anthropogenic practices, investigating circularity science adoption, and its perceived viability to promote sustainable performance. Methods/Analysis: Using constant comparison analysis, multiple case-qualitative pursuits utilizing semi-structured interviews from nine manufacturing organizations in Kenya were used to make sense of this through purposive sampling. Findings: The first level of the triadic inquiry was assessed by investigating anthropogenic supply chain practices categorized into waste mismanagement, resource misuse, and the most harmful supply chain practice. Waste mismanagement emerged as the most harmful, with much waste ending in landfills. From the second level, the results of this paper highlight the importance of circularity science in supply chains,which is classified as circularity for procurement and design, production circularity, logistics circularity (forward and reverse), and collaborative circularity under various aspects such as recycling mechanisms, resource optimization, and impact monitoring. Even with the minimal adoption of these circularity science practices among manufacturing SMEs, with manufacturers reporting not seeing the value in reverse logistics, the perceived viability of its adoption is clear to foster sustainability. Novelty/Improvement: The results further indicate that circularity science can promote sustainability by addressing manufacturers’ barriers in this context, such as the government’s need to invest in recycling infrastructures and technologies. This study contributes to the extant literature on the significance of circularity science in promoting sustainable supply chain performance with areas for further research.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/27658511.2025.2454751AnthropogenicSupply ChainCircular EconomyGreen and Sustainability |
| spellingShingle | Mary Aming’a Jonathan Annan Reuben Marwanga Manufacturers’ adoption of circularity science in supply chains and its perceived viability to promote sustainable performance: Qualitative-empirical evidence from Kenya Sustainable Environment Anthropogenic Supply Chain Circular Economy Green and Sustainability |
| title | Manufacturers’ adoption of circularity science in supply chains and its perceived viability to promote sustainable performance: Qualitative-empirical evidence from Kenya |
| title_full | Manufacturers’ adoption of circularity science in supply chains and its perceived viability to promote sustainable performance: Qualitative-empirical evidence from Kenya |
| title_fullStr | Manufacturers’ adoption of circularity science in supply chains and its perceived viability to promote sustainable performance: Qualitative-empirical evidence from Kenya |
| title_full_unstemmed | Manufacturers’ adoption of circularity science in supply chains and its perceived viability to promote sustainable performance: Qualitative-empirical evidence from Kenya |
| title_short | Manufacturers’ adoption of circularity science in supply chains and its perceived viability to promote sustainable performance: Qualitative-empirical evidence from Kenya |
| title_sort | manufacturers adoption of circularity science in supply chains and its perceived viability to promote sustainable performance qualitative empirical evidence from kenya |
| topic | Anthropogenic Supply Chain Circular Economy Green and Sustainability |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/27658511.2025.2454751 |
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