Table 1

Related studies investigating the effects of postponement on both economic and environmental outcomes of SCs

Related studiesMethodsContextual factors*Postponement dimensions being consideredRelated activities across manufacturing, warehousing and transport*Related environmental and economic sustainability*
WhatWhenWhereWhoEconomic performanceEnvironmental performance
(Yang et al., 2005)Conceptual study(1), (3), (4)Inventory and transport costTraffic congestion and pollution levels
(Simão et al., 2016)Simulation modelingProduct and process-related –  –(3)Inventory and transport costs, responsivenessCO2 emissions in outbound transport
(Ugarte et al., 2016)Simulation modelingprocess-related –(1), (3), (4)Cost, quality and responsivenessGHG emissions, facility-related emissions
(Varsei et al., 2017)Analytical modelingProduct and country-related(3), (4)Operational costs, transport costCO2 emissions, water availability and usage
(Harrison and Skipworth, 2008)Analytical modelingProduct and country-related – –(2), (3), (4)Operational costsGHG emissions
(Jabbarzadeh et al., 2019)Optimisation modellingProduct and country-related – –(2), (3)Operational costsGHG emissions
(Budiman and Rau, 2019)Optimisation modellingProduct and country-related – –(1), (2), (4)Operational costsGHG emissions, carbon tax and cap
Note(s):

*Specific contextual factors, related activities and environmental and economic outcomes are built on the literature (Supplementary Appendix 1). (1) Product/process modularisation; (2) Product/process standardisation; (3) Centralisation of inventories; (4) Localised manufacturing

Source(s): Authors’ own work

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