The progress of humankind was remarkable in the last century. Nowadays, an important question is being presented: How long will natural resources be sufficient for attending the increasing demand imposed by the present production models? This paper intends to recover information that founds a new production model genesis, conceived through a new global agenda in which sustainability is placed in a central position. The study is delimited by economics, environmental and social visions, besides its connection with operations management and sustainability. The research is classified as a literature review study, based on CAPES research website database and social network analysis techniques. Social networks were used for identifying keywords and authors’ relationships, while descriptive analysis of recovered papers complemented the study of sustainability themes related to present researches on operations management.
Operations management; Strategic management of operations; Sustainable operations; Sustainability
