Product Lifecycle Management Applications and Innovation for Sustainability

Dear Colleagues,

The global consciousness about our environmental future has led international organizations and countries to encourage safeguarding actions through laws, directives, and initiatives. In 2015, the United Nations established seventeen Sustainable Development Goals Call Actions for 2030 in order to guarantee resources from the economic, social, and environmental points of view. Two of these goals are related to industries, production, and innovation. However, sustainable industrial development has been one of the main concerning issues for manufacturing companies to address the problem of natural resource limitations and pollution.

It is obvious that individual actions are needed, but with a wider vision of all the activities involved in the entire lifecycle. A green product lifecycle management vision could help future generations, and innovative contributions are welcome.

Therefore, the objective of this Special Issue is to publish the latest fine works in research, development, and innovation in different product lifecycle management phases. We are very interested in contributions that investigate the improvement of product and process sustainability and that can be focused in one activity or in transversal procedures.

Moreover, we encourage the submission of papers that can help to put together all the key knowledge in sustainable product lifecycle management strategies.

Prof. Dr. Carlos Vila
Guest Editor

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