Building Future Global Cross-Border Supply Chains: Pathways to Resilience, Sustainability and Digital Synergy
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Engineering and Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 January 2027 | Viewed by 155
Editors
Interests: cross-border e-commerce platforms; agri-food product supply chain; live streaming e-commerce; sustainable supply chain; implementation pathway
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The global economy is undergoing unprecedented transformation. Geopolitical complexities, the urgency of climate change, and the impacts of public health emergencies have posed severe challenges to traditional global supply chains. While pursuing efficiency and cost-effectiveness, we must place greater emphasis on supply chain resilience, environmental sustainability, and social inclusion. In this transition, digitalization, informatization, and blockchain technology are emerging as core engines driving the restructuring of global supply chains. They not only enhance transparency, efficiency, and traceability but also offer unprecedented opportunities to achieve carbon emission reduction targets, optimize resource allocation, and promote fair trade. This Special Issue aims to collect cutting-edge global research, explore the effective use of digital technologies to address current challenges in global supply chains, and provide innovative theoretical and practical insights for building future global trade supply chains that are more resilient, greener, and more inclusive.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) Digital transformation of sustainable cross-border agricultural supply chains;
(2) Synergy of resilience, sustainability, and digitalization in international trade supply chains;
(3) Efficiency and innovation driven by digital and green technologies;
(4) Deep integration of policy, governance frameworks, and digitalization.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Prof. Dr. Changhun Shin
Dr. Gaofeng Wang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- cross-border supply chains
- sustainability
- blockchain
- digitalization
- green
- global value chains
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