Sustainable Operations and Supply Chain Management for Small Businesses and Multinational Corporations
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2020) | Viewed by 8235
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Sustainable supply chain management requires a multi-tier perspective and a holistic approach, considering every stage in a product’s life cycle, from the extraction of raw materials from the natural environment through to sourcing, processing, manufacturing, distribution, storage, and sale, and ending with the use and disposal, recycling, or re-manufacturing of products. Supply chains are complex structures with multiple organizations comprising both small businesses and large corporations. The challenges, opportunities, and strategies in implementing sustainable operations are wide and varied, with the links between them relatively unexplored. As such, there is scope for new insights and research into the area.
This Special Issue will comprise a selection of theoretical and empirical papers covering the breadth of supply chain operations and the sustainability considerations faced by businesses. Topics include sustainable sourcing and supplier management, sustainable warehousing, green logistics and transportation, sustainable product design and packaging, cleaner production, sustainable retail, and closed loop systems in supply chains. Papers should provide implications for sustainable operations and supply chain management from the perspectives of small businesses and/or multinational corporations.
Papers selected for this Special Issue are subject to a rigorous peer review procedure with the aim of rapid and wide dissemination of research results, developments, and applications in the field.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Claudine Soosay
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Collaborative and integrative approaches to sustainability
- Innovative business models
- Sustainable sourcing and supplier management
- Sustainable warehousing
- Green logistics and transportation
- Sustainable product design and packaging
- Cleaner production and manufacturing strategy
- Sustainable retail
- Closed loop systems in supply chains.
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