SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT: A SYSTEMS ENGINEERING PERSPECTIVE

  ABSTRACT : The field of sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) has become essential in industrial engineering because it incorporates environmental along with social and economic factors into supply chain operations. The research examines SSCM by applying systems engineering techniques which include sustainability-based approaches in industrial engineering such as green logistics alongside circular economy methods as well as life cycle assessment (LCA). These methodologies serve two functions which are environmental impact reduction with maintained operational efficiency. The research study combines structured surveys with case studies from business sectors that use sustainable supply chain approaches to achieve its data collection. The study examines how green logistics methods work to decrease carbon pollution and discloses which circular economy frameworks reduce waste output as well as when and why LCA enters decision-making procedures. Organizations that use systems engineering for supply chain management achieve better resource performance alongside enhanced regulatory fulfillment and extended financial advantages. This study supports academic progress about sustainable supply chains by addressing ongoing research gaps while delivering downto-earth guidelines for business sectors who want sustainable supply chain optimization with engineering methods. Such analyses emphasize the necessity of using engineering techniques with technological expertise and policy-based approaches for developing supply networks which both last and operate sustainably.