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This paper presents importance and the benefits of integration of circular economy in supply chain management. The main aim of the paper is to implicate of circular economy principles across the supply chain. It was shown the overview of the current status of circular model for a new perspective in supply chain management. Sustainable supply chain management has become a strategic process enabling organizations to create competitive advantage. Cradle-to-cradle approach and holistic view at the supply chain is a fundamental step for establishing more sustainable production systems. The circular economy is designed as a circular model for a new perspective of the linkage between resource flow and economic issues in contrast to the existing open-ended models of classic production processes.

Keywords: circular economy, sustainable supply chain management, life cycle management

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