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Investigating the Impact of Circular Economy Strategies on Financial Performance with the Mediating Role of Human-Centric Sustainable Supply Chain Management

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  • Badrea Al Oraini,
  • Suleiman Ibrahim Mohammad,
  • Asokan Vasudevan,
  • Luis Salinas,
  • Shavkat Otamurodov,
  • Bakhriddin Berdiyarov,
  • Kholmirzayev Ulugbek
Badrea Al Oraini
Department of Business Administration, College of Business and Economics, Qassim University, Qassim, Saudi Arabia
Suleiman Ibrahim Mohammad
School of Business, Al al-Bayt University, Mafraq, Jordan
Asokan Vasudevan
INTI International University, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
Luis Salinas
Department of Industrial Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey, USA
Shavkat Otamurodov
Department of Economics, Termez University of Economics and Service, Termez, Uzbekistan
Bakhriddin Berdiyarov
Department of Microeconomics, National University of Uzbekistan named after Mirzo Ulugbek, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Kholmirzayev Ulugbek
Namangan State Technical University, Namangan, Uzbekistan
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24867/IJIEM-418

Published 2026-06-26

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Keywords

  • Circular economy,
  • Financial performance,
  • Human-centricity,
  • Industry 5.0,
  • Sustainable supply chain management

How to Cite

Al Oraini, B., Ibrahim Mohammad, S., Vasudevan, A., Salinas, L., Otamurodov, S., Berdiyarov, B., & Ulugbek, K. (2026). Investigating the Impact of Circular Economy Strategies on Financial Performance with the Mediating Role of Human-Centric Sustainable Supply Chain Management. International Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management, Early Access. https://doi.org/10.24867/IJIEM-418

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Abstract

Industry 5.0 has shifted attention from automation alone to the human conditions under which Circular Economy Strategies (CES) create financial value. This study examines whether Human-Centric Sustainable Supply Chain Management (HC-SSCM) mediates the relationship between CES and Financial Performance (FP) in Saudi manufacturing firms. Data were gathered through a structured questionnaire from 240 firms and analyzed with a two-stage design that combined Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling and Artificial Neural Network (ANN) analysis. The results show that CES has a positive direct association with competitor-relative FP and a strong positive association with HC-SSCM, while HC-SSCM is also positively associated with Financial Performance. The indirect association from CES to FP through HC-SSCM is significant, with a Variance Accounted For of 47.9%, indicating complementary partial mediation. ANN results further show that cognitive ergonomic support and human-robot collaboration are stronger predictors of self-reported FP than the technical circular variables alone. These findings suggest that circular strategies are more strongly associated with favorable financial outcomes when reverse-logistics and recovery activities are supported by worker-centered decision support, collaborative technologies, and adaptive problem solving.

Article history: Received (December 8, 2025); Revised (April 17, 2026); Accepted (May 5, 2026); Published online (June 26, 2026)

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