Operational Research Tools for Solving Sustainable Engineering Problems

Dear Colleagues,

The need for operations research (OR) tools and techniques is manifested in its ability to balance conflicting objectives (goals or interests) where there are many alternative courses of action available to the decision-makers when resources, time, and funds are limited. Therefore, beyond the domain of theoretical knowledge and model building activities, OR is having all pervasive applications in decision making about the problems in sustainable engineering, sustainable society, and business. OR tools and techniques find applications in all aspects of sustainability operations, like sustainable supply chain planning, sustainable distribution, sustainable traffic flow optimization, industrial waste reduction, energy conservation, sustainable city planning, etc. Over the years, applications of OR have been extended to solve the problems of communication of information and socio-economic fields. In this context, the academic community needs to take the lead in the design, development, and demonstration of sustainable operational research models, endowed and supported by organizations.

Engineering is the application of scientific principles for practical objectives such as the processes, manufacture, design, and operation of products, while accounting for constraints invoked by sustainable factors. There are various factors that need to be considered in order to address engineering sustainability, which is critical for the overall sustainability of human development and activity.

This Special Issue seeks high-quality papers that develop OR optimization models in the field of sustainable engineering. Submitted papers should not have been previously published or be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere.

We invite authors to submit an original research article that proposes novel OR optimization models for sustainable engineering.

Dr. Dragan Pamučar
Dr. Željko Stević
Guest Editors

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Sustainability is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

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