Systems Perspectives on Sustainable Supply Chains: Lessons from Renewable Energy Transitions
A special issue of Systems (ISSN 2079-8954).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 19
Special Issue Editors
Interests: logistics and supply chain management; production planning and operations; supply network design; digital supply chain technologies
Interests: logistics and supply chain management; sustainability; circular economy; supply chain resilience
Interests: supply chain model; network optimization; advanced decision analysis
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In recent years, global supply chains have undergone rapid change. Climate change, pandemics, geopolitical instability, and resource scarcity have exposed enterprises to unprecedented vulnerabilities, underscoring the need to build supply chains that are not only efficient but also resilient. At the same time, sustainability has moved to the forefront of strategic agendas, demanding the integration of ecological and social considerations alongside efficiency and competitiveness.
One of the most pressing arenas in which these dynamics converge is the transition toward the use of renewable energy. The global shift toward decarbonization, electrification, and circular resource use has created new supply chain challenges—from securing critical raw materials to ensuring the end-of-life recovery and recycling of renewable technologies. Supply chains must, therefore, be designed not only to support renewable energy adoption but also to withstand balance trade-offs across sustainability dimensions, as well as remain resilient in a rapidly evolving global energy landscape.
Against this backdrop, this Special Issue, entitled “Systems Perspectives on Sustainable Supply Chains: Lessons from Renewable Energy Transitions,” will highlight the systemic interdependencies between renewable energy transitions and supply chain sustainability. While renewable energy supply chains are a focal point, we also welcome contributions from other sectors that can offer transferable insights on resilience and sustainable systems design.
We invite theoretical, methodological, and applied contributions that examine how sustainable supply chains can be designed, managed, and governed in ways that foster resilience and address renewable energy transitions; highlight trade-offs across economic, environmental, and social dimensions; and demonstrate the practical relevance of systems-based approaches.
Prof. Dr. Hartmut Zadek
Dr. Janmontree Janmontree
Dr. Kasin Ransikarbum
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- sustainable supply chain
- supply chain resilience
- systems modeling
- renewable energy transition
- energy systems integration
- circular economy
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