Special Issue "Sustainability in Manufacturing Operations and Supply Chain Management"

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2021.

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Jun-Yeon Lee
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Guest Editor
Department of Systems and Operations Management, David Nazarian College of Business and Economics, California State University, Northridge, CA 90802, USA
Interests: supply chain management; inventory models; vendor-managed inventory; supply chain contracting; sustainable operations and supply chain management

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Environmentally sustainable manufacturing operations and supply chain management are becoming more and more important due to climate change and growing concerns among stakeholders such as international organizations, governments, supply chain partners, and consumers over the environmental impacts of producing, transporting, storing, using, and disposing/recycling products. Socially sustainable manufacturing operations and supply chain management are also becoming more important due to growing concerns over unethical labor practices, inclusive sourcing, and healthier and safer products.    

This Special Issue aims to attract and disseminate original research papers on sustainability in manufacturing operations and supply chain management, which includes all aspects of planning and control for manufacturing operations such as capacity planning, production planning and control, inventory control, sourcing, remanufacturing, and supply chain management. Research areas may include (but are not limited to):

  • Environmentally responsible manufacturing operations and supply chain management;
  • Socially responsible manufacturing operations and supply chain management;
  • Sustainability investment decisions for manufacturing operations and supply chains;
  • Impact of sustainability considerations on production planning and control;
  • Supply chain collaboration for carbon emissions reduction;
  • Sustainability promotion through remanufacturing/waste reduction;
  • Role of information and communication technologies (e.g., blockchain, IoT, AI, ERP) for sustainability promotion in manufacturing operations and supply chains.

In this Special Issue, all types of research papers (analytical/empirical study, case study, literature review, synthesis analysis, etc.) are welcome. 

I look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Jun-Yeon Lee
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All papers will be peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

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.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1900 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • manufacturing operations and supply chain management
  • environmental sustainability
  • social sustainability
  • sustainability investment decisions
  • sustainability considerations in operational decisions
  • carbon emissions reduction
  • supply chain collaboration
  • remanufacturing
  • role of information and communication technologies

Published Papers

This special issue is now open for submission.
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