Title: Exploring sustainable inventory control models from 2011 to 2023: a comprehensive review

Authors: Manoj Kumar Sharma; Neha Rani; Kanika; Khushi Saini

Addresses: Department of Mathematics, Uttaranchal University, Dehradun, India ' Department of Mathematics, Uttaranchal University, Dehradun, India ' Department of Mathematics, Uttaranchal University, Dehradun, India ' Department of Mathematics, Uttaranchal University, Dehradun, India

Abstract: In recent years, the growing focus on sustainability has prompted the incorporation of external logistics costs into the EOQ model. The increasing importance of sustainable inventory management is becoming more evident in the current business environment. Companies widely acknowledge that adopting sustainable practices is imperative to achieve multiple objectives, including cost reduction, waste minimisation, and long-term viability assurance. Reducing the carbon emissions caused by inventory processes is paramount in this field. Because lowering one's carbon footprint is just as crucial as lowering one's traditional inventory expenses, this research dives into how these two concepts might be integrated into sustainable inventory management. This review provides a current and comprehensive overview of sustainable inventory models while concurrently encompassing the critical themes in publications spanning from January 2011 to February 2023 within the realm of carbon emissions.

Keywords: sustainability; sustainable inventory management; SIM; carbon emission; optimisation.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMOR.2025.150906

International Journal of Mathematics in Operational Research, 2025 Vol.32 No.4, pp.465 - 490

Received: 08 Nov 2023
Accepted: 24 Dec 2023
Published online: 05 Jan 2026 *

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