Exploring the supply chain’s transformation to achieve the sustainable development goals in the post-pandemic scenario: a review and a research agenda

Purpose This paper aims to show the relationship between the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the supply chain to identify new trend topics, shedding light on opportunities in research. Design/methodology/approach This paper uses bibliographic coupling analysis of a sample of 381 articles, conducted with VOSviewer software, to detect both research trends and gaps in this field in 2021 and 2022. Based on the results obtained, this paper provides an agenda for future research. Findings The results show the significance of SDGs’ application towards more sustainable practices in end-to-end supply chain management. The main research hotspots in this research stream are focused on food and agri-food supply chains, the implementation of technologies such as blockchain and big data analytics to build resilient and sustainable supply chains after the pandemic scenario, green industrialisation, the use of renewable energies and the introduction of circular practices thanks to closed-loop supply chains. Originality/value This review contributes to the current literature by providing a framework to understand the relationship between the supply chain and SDGs’ implementation and an overview of the main research topics in this field. Thus, this paper presents valuable information to guide practitioners, academics and managers towards achieving the SDGs.