Sustainable Production & Operations Management—2nd Edition
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Engineering and Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2024) | Viewed by 3426
Special Issue Editors
Interests: quality engineering and management; low-carbon production; digital transformation
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Interests: quality engineering and management; intellectual property protection management; knowledge and innovation management; strategic management; experimental research and data processing; economic and technical statistics; assisted design of control and processing devices; design of devices; non-conventional technologies
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The goal of this Special Issue is to showcase theoretical and practical contributions regarding sustainable production and sustainable operations management from a variety of industries, especially in the wake of an accelerating transformation towards a carbon-neutral economy and an advanced digital society. The main focus will be on environmental and social sustainability as it pertains to the activities of manufacturing companies and their interactions with the stakeholders. This Special Issue is particularly interested in innovative theoretical and empirical contributions that showcase the need to avoid trade-offs between the different types of sustainability, including the way in which addressing environmental and social issues can be achieved without negatively impacting the economic aspects.
This effort is meant to complement and supplement the scientific literature in the field by providing examples and insights regarding new concepts and tools, as well as industrially validated good practices, that can inspire academics and production engineers to improve the performance of present-day production systems by implementing them within the organizations and networks where they are active.
The focus of this anthology is on the manufacturing industry, which is undergoing complex transformations in line with the Industry 5.0 approach and has to answer to difficult challenges related not only to sustainability and digitalization but also to supply chain disruptions, resource depletion, and engineering personnel shortages. However, other industries that are going through similar changes regarding their operations can represent possible topics to be approached by the authors seeking to submit to this Special Issue. Additionally, the editors encourage the submission of interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary approaches that can bring new insights into the field, stimulating and reinforcing competitiveness in harmony with the natural environment and the social landscape, which need protection and nurturing.
Prof. Dr. Mihai Dragomir
Prof. Dr. Aurel Mihail Titu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- sustainable production
- sustainable operations
- Industry 5.0
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