Kuala Lampur, March 4 -- Managing the supply chain is an important part of global business. For decades, the mantra of global supply chain management has been "faster, farther, cheaper." The linear model - take, make, dispose - relied on boundless resource extraction, cheap labour, and seemingly infinite landfill. But as a recent literature overwhelmingly shows, that era is over. Resource is limited and finite. This is undeniable. The rise of the circular economy isn't just a sustainability trend; it's a fundamental, disruptive force rewiring the very logic of how we produce, consume, and move goods across the planet. It is most sensible in the new era.

The findings are clear: the circular economy is moving from theory to supply-chain re...