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Sustainable Operations, Logistics and Supply Chain Management

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Management".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2025 | Viewed by 3694

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Chieh Yu Lin

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Department of International Business, Chang Jung Christian University, Tainan 71101, Taiwan
Interests: green management; corporate social responsibility; logistics management; supply chain management
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Dr. Syed Shah Alam

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Department of Marketing, College of Business Administration, Prince Sultan University, Riyadh 11586, Saudi Arabia
Interests: innovation management; sustainable management; marketing management

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

In an era marked by environmental challenges and resource constraints, the need for sustainable practices in operations, logistics, and supply chain management has never been more pressing. This Special Issue, “Sustainable Operations, Logistics and Supply Chain Management,” seeks to address the critical intersection of sustainability with these fundamental business functions. It aims to explore innovative strategies, frameworks, and technologies that organizations can adopt to minimize their environmental impact, enhance efficiency, and achieve long-term resilience. The papers included in this issue will delve into green logistics, circular supply chains, and sustainable sourcing, highlighting both theoretical advancements and practical implementations. This Special Issue provides a comprehensive understanding of how businesses can align their operational and supply chain practices with sustainability goals by examining case studies, empirical research, and novel methodologies. The ultimate objective is to foster a dialog among researchers, practitioners, and policymakers, driving the integration of sustainable practices in the fabric of global supply chains.

I look forward to receiving your contributions.

Prof. Dr. Chieh Yu Lin
Dr. Syed Shah Alam
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • sustainable operations
  • green logistics
  • circular supply chains
  • sustainable sourcing
  • innovation in logistics
  • supply chain resilience
  • eco-friendly practices
  • resource efficiency

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Game Analysis Between Manufacturer and Retailer Under Carbon Tax Policy
by Jun Yu, Shihui Yang and Zongxian Feng
Sustainability 2025, 17(13), 6183; https://doi.org/10.3390/su17136183 - 5 Jul 2025
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Considering consumers’ low-carbon preferences, this article analyzes a manufacturer’s price and carbon abatement strategies, as well as a retailer’s price and promotion strategies, in a centralized game, where the manufacturer and the retailer jointly make decisions, and a decentralized game, where the two [...] Read more.
Considering consumers’ low-carbon preferences, this article analyzes a manufacturer’s price and carbon abatement strategies, as well as a retailer’s price and promotion strategies, in a centralized game, where the manufacturer and the retailer jointly make decisions, and a decentralized game, where the two parties each make decisions simultaneously. This study discusses the impact of the carbon abatement cost coefficient, promotion cost coefficient, sensitivity coefficient of consumer demand to carbon abatement rate or promotion rate, or carbon tax rate on the manufacturer’s carbon abatement rate, commodity’s retail price, and retailer’s promotion rate. This article also discusses the impact of any one of the main parameters on supply chain profit. Through comparisons of the above two games, this article concludes that the former is better than the latter for firms, consumers, and the environment. This article also concludes that a reduction in the carbon abatement cost coefficient, a rise in the sensitivity coefficient of consumer demand to the carbon abatement rate, or a rise in the carbon tax rate increases the manufacturer’s optimal carbon abatement rate. A relatively high carbon abatement rate means relatively low CO2 emissions, which are environmentally friendly and conducive to sustainable development at the ecological level. The foregoing conclusions provide governments with references for making carbon tax policies and also offer firms references for making decisions. Full article
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A System Dynamics Supply Chain Analysis for the Sustainability Transition of European Rolled Aluminum Products
by Masoud Khakdaman, Wout Dullaert, Dirk Inghels, Marieke van Keeken and Pascal Wissink
Sustainability 2024, 16(20), 8892; https://doi.org/10.3390/su16208892 - 14 Oct 2024
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This research presents a system dynamics model to study the interaction among demand and supply evolutions, government regulations, sustainable adoption trends, investments in different decarbonization technologies, and environmental requirements for the European Aluminum Rolled Product Supply Chain (ARPSC). It allows stakeholders to assess [...] Read more.
This research presents a system dynamics model to study the interaction among demand and supply evolutions, government regulations, sustainable adoption trends, investments in different decarbonization technologies, and environmental requirements for the European Aluminum Rolled Product Supply Chain (ARPSC). It allows stakeholders to assess the quantitative impact of investing in decarbonization technologies on supply chain sustainability. Investing in decarbonization technologies reduces greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The most substantial GHG emission reductions can be achieved if upstream ARPSC actors invest according to an aggressive investment strategy between 2031 and 2040. However, even with an aggressive investment strategy, investing in decarbonization technologies alone is likely to be insufficient to achieve the European Green Deal goals. Furthermore, barriers to investment in decarbonization technologies and a low rate of progress in doubling the European Union’s circularity rate may put extra stress on achieving the European Green Deal goals for the European ARPSC. Instead, ARPSC actors will additionally need to optimize the recycling of aluminum rolled products and adopt strategies for resource sufficiency, e.g., by sharing cars and using packaging multiple times. Full article
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