Energy Saving Manufacturing System Optimization

Dear Colleagues,

With the transformation and upgrading of economic development, the problem of global energy consumption has become increasingly severe. Adjusting the energy structure and improving the efficiency of energy utilization is an important measure to solve the increasingly severe energy problem, which has received extensive attention from governments around the world. On the one hand, the government's increasingly stringent environmental protection laws have caused tremendous pressure on manufacturing companies; on the other hand, with the continuous development of the economy, consumers' awareness of energy conservation has gradually increased, and demand for resource-saving and environmentally friendly products is gradually increasing. To meet government environmental laws and consumer demands, manufacturing companies urgently need to retrofit existing production and operational processes to conserve energy and reduce environmental harm. The concept of sustainable supply chain production and operation came into being. It aims to improve resource utilization efficiency and reduce environmental impact as much as possible in the process from product design to raw material procurement, production, transportation, warehousing, recycling, and remanufacturing.

Therefore, this Special Issue focuses on optimizing sustainable supply chain manufacturing systems to address energy saving decisions at different product life cycle stages. We welcome research and review papers from leading researchers and practitioners in academia and industry.

Dr. Aijun Liu
Prof. Dr. Mingbao Cheng
Guest Editors

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