Logistics

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Current & Emerging Trends to Achieve Sustainable Supply Trends

edited by

Jay Golden

and

Robert Handfield

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2114 | Submission Open

Keywords: traceability; transparency; AI; blockchain; greenhouse gases; forced labor; circular economy; biodiversity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Supply Chains and Logistics)

The Future of Inventory Management in Healthcare Supply Chains

edited by Laquanda Johnson

submission deadline 3 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2400 | Submission Open

Keywords: healthcare; logistics; inventory; AI; blockchain; big data

(This special issue belongs to the Section Humanitarian and Healthcare Logistics)

Optimizations and Operations Management of Modern Logistic Systems and Supply Chains

edited by

Sadok Turki

, Ayoub Chakroun and

Yasmina Hani

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11545 | Submission Open

Keywords: supply logistic systems: optimization and operations management; industry 4.0: strategies; models; and technologies; data mining in smart logistics; digital supply chains transformation; predictive models in smart logistics and supply chains; design and optimization of transport networks; reverse logistic and closed loop supply chains; sustainable logistics and green logistics; carbon footprint and carbon trading; transport and delivery

Supply Chain Management for Reducing Food Waste

edited by

Eliseo Luis Vilalta-Perdomo

David Ernesto Salinas-Navarro

and Omer Ozturkoglu

submission deadline 1 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 268 | Submission Open

Keywords: business plan; circular economy; food insecurity; food loss; food supply chain management; food waste; network optimization; pricing strategies; systems thinking

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Supply Chains and Logistics)

Advancements in Building Resilient Reverse Supply Chains: Strategies, Technologies, and Sustainable Practices

edited by

P. Carmona Marques

Marcele Elisa Fontana

and Wesley Douglas Silva

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 14963 | Submission Open

Keywords: resilient reverse supply chains; circular economy; sustainable supply chain; remanufacturing; technology integration in supply chains; IoT (Internet of Things) in supply chains; reverse logistics; product life cycle management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Supply Chains and Logistics)

Investment, Risk, and Sustainability in Maritime Logistics and Supply Chain

edited by Amir Alizadeh, Haiying Jia and David Menachof

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 795 | Submission Open

Keywords: investment and finance; green finance; decarbonization; emissions trading; sustainable logistics and shipping; risk management and optimization; maritime supply chains

(This special issue belongs to the Section Maritime and Transport Logistics)

New Progresses and Main Implications in Additive Manufacturing for Operations and Supply Chain Management

edited by Antonio Maria Coruzzolo,

Alessandra Cantini

Francesco Lolli

and

Filippo De Carlo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 558 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; 3D Printing; rapid manufacturing; remanufacturing; operations management; supply chain design; supply chain management; operations and supply chain resilience

Multi-Criteria Decision-Making and Its Application in Sustainable Smart Logistics—2nd Edition

edited by

Mladen Krstić

Željko Stević

and

Snežana Tadić

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2210 | Submission Open

Keywords: contemporary logistics; sustainability; Industry 4.0; circular economy; operartions research; optimization; decision making; multi-criteria analysis; expert systems; heuristics; metaheuristics

Tackling Disruptions in Supply Chain Networks Through Resilient, Sustainable and Innovative Methods and Practices

edited by

Vasilis Zeimpekis

and

Michael A. Madas

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6618 | Submission Open

Keywords: supply chain; disruption management; resilience; sustainability; disaster recovery; crisis management

Logistics and Supply Chain Challenges and Solutions in the Turbulent World

edited by

Edit Süle

, Diego D'Urso and

Abderahman Rejeb

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 101 | Submission Open

Keywords: Industry 5.0; Industry 4.0; smart logistics; artificial intelligence; logistics management; supply chain management; analogy in logistics; IoT; digital twins; sustainable supply chain management; augmented reality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Supply Chains and Logistics)

Harvesting the Future: Advanced Strategies and Innovations in Agroforestry Residual Biomass Logistics

edited by

Leonel Nunes

submission deadline 2 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2599 | Submission Open

Keywords: agroforestry residual biomass; sustainable bioenergy; biomass logistics; waste-to-energy technologies; green supply chain management

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