Sustainable Innovation in Logistics and Supply Chain Management, 3rd Edition
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2027 | Viewed by 1094
Special Issue Editor
Interests: decision-support systems; supply chain management; logistics and transportation; optimization and simulation
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
To reduce climate change, severe environmental degradation, social poverty, and inequality, an increasing number of governments and companies are pledging to support carbon neutrality and sustainable development. Evidently, sustainability is playing a vital role in today's society and is constantly urging businesses to transform and evolve in order to adapt to a more dynamic business world with stringent environmental and social legislation and policies. Such a pro-sustainability trend has created pressing challenges for many industry sectors, such as the field of logistics and supply chain management (SCM). For instance, the European Union has proposed an effective ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2035. The phaseout of diesel engine vehicles is sure to influence logistics companies' service capacity and network planning in Europe. Another compelling observation is that a rising number of multinational corporations have pledged to only work with suppliers that adhere to social and environmental standards. As a result, many organizations in the logistics and supply chain sector have realized the importance of sustainability and have started to seek solutions through innovative exploration such as by creating new business models (such as shared economy and resource pooling), implementing emerging technologies (such as big data, artificial intelligence, data-driven information technologies, and new energy technologies), and experimenting with high-level system integration and/or interdisciplinary approaches (such as combining finance and supply chains and the integrated planning of both vehicle routing and warehouse management in logistics).
The aim of this Special Issue is to discuss and explore types of innovative approaches that could be utilized to enhance logistics and supply chain organizations' sustainable capability and to what extent these innovations could enable organizations to reduce risks and gain profits in the long run. Researchers are invited to contribute their perspectives on how the triple bottom lines (economy, society, and environment) may be considered in logistics and SCM using creative business models, appropriate frameworks, mathematical models, and case and empirical studies. Suggested topics are as follows (but not limited to):
- Innovative business models for sustainable logistics and SCM;
- Emerging technology’s application to achieve sustainability in logistics and SCM;
- Green and sustainable technology’s measurement and assessment;
- Sustainable agriculture logistics and SCM;
- Sustainability-related case studies on E-commerce/E-logistics;
- Modeling and optimization of sustainable manufacturing systems;
- Green product and process design in a sustainable supply chain;
- Sustainable operations in production and inventory management;
- Key drivers to sustainability in supply chains: theoretical methods and case studies;
- Interdisciplinary approaches to promote sustainable development in logistics and SCM;
- Integrated planning and scheduling for complex logistics systems with the aim of sustainability.
We also welcome other relevant topics from potential contributors.
Dr. Jianghang Chen
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- sustainability
- innovative technologies
- logistics
- supply chain management
- business models
- mathematical modeling
- case and empirical studies
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