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Table 3

Systematic review structure

Steps	Processes	Action
Review planning	Identification of the need for a survey	Literature survey from the question “How have recent studies pointed to the link between circular economy and Supply Chains?”
	Preparation of a research proposal	Preparation of objectives and preliminary search criteria
	Development of a protocol	Definition of the platform and search terms used
Conducting the review	Search gap identification	Validation of selection criteria
	Study selection	Search for material from defined terms
	Evaluation of study quality	Application of pre-read and search filters to evaluate study quality
	Data extraction and control	Categorisation of papers and application of classification codes
	Data synthesis	Data analysis using VosViewer to identify keyword clusters
	Data synthesis	Preparation of tables for comparison of studies
Publishing and Disclosure	Publishing and recommendations	Research agenda elaboration and indication for future research
Publishing and Disclosure	Managerial impacts	Expert validation of the framework

Steps	Processes	Action
Review planning	Identification of the need for a survey	Literature survey from the question “How have recent studies pointed to the link between circular economy and Supply Chains?”
	Preparation of a research proposal	Preparation of objectives and preliminary search criteria
	Development of a protocol	Definition of the platform and search terms used
Conducting the review	Search gap identification	Validation of selection criteria
	Study selection	Search for material from defined terms
	Evaluation of study quality	Application of pre-read and search filters to evaluate study quality
	Data extraction and control	Categorisation of papers and application of classification codes
	Data synthesis	Data analysis using VosViewer to identify keyword clusters
	Data synthesis	Preparation of tables for comparison of studies
Publishing and Disclosure	Publishing and recommendations	Research agenda elaboration and indication for future research
Publishing and Disclosure	Managerial impacts	Expert validation of the framework

Source(s): Tranfield et al. (2003)