Sustainability in Supply Chains with Behavioral Concerns

Dear Colleagues,

Sustainability issues have received considerable attention, both in industrial sectors and academia. When making decisions, individuals may have different preferences or emotional concerns, which significantly affect the economic and environmental performance of supply chain management.  To this end, it is critical to consider the impact of human behaviors on sustainability issues in supply chain management.

In this Special Issue, we aim to publish state-of-the-art research concerning sustainability issues in supply chains with behavioral concerns. In the supply chain management context, a behavioral concern can exist at the organizational (e.g., firm) or the individual (e.g., consumer) level. The scope of behavioral issues include, but not limit to, consumer environmental awareness, risk attitude, fairness concern, regret, strategic behavior, bounded rationality, etc. We seek research works that employ quantitative and/or qualitative methodologies, such as analytical modeling, empirical analysis, simulation, and case studies. We also invite interested authors to contribute comprehensive review articles (survey articles) to this Special Issue.

Dr. Ciwei Dong
Dr. Qingying Li
Dr. Bin Shen
Dr. Xun (Bruce) Tong
Guest Editors

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