Systems Approaches in Sustainable Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Dear Colleagues,

Sustainability in supply chains and logistics is vital to ensure economic, environmental, and social viability in the modern era. In this Special Issue, we aim for methodological approaches, practical applications, and reviews of literature-oriented studies in the area of sustainable supply chains and logistics from a systems perspective. A systems approach enables a holistic understanding of the critical issues underlying complex, new, and unstructured supply chain and logistics problems, how various system elements influence each other and their environment, scenario planning, and the development of win–win solutions for the involved stakeholders. Examples of these approaches are system dynamics, systems of systems, cognitive mapping, influence diagrams, etc. Topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Green product development.
• Green sourcing.
• Sustainable material management.
• Green network design.
• Collaboration planning.
• Sustainable facility location.
• Green fuel selection.
• Sustainable inventory management.
• Demand management.
• Sustainable supply chain contracts.
• Sustainable transportation planning.
• Reverse logistics and circular economy.
• Digitalization of supply chains.
• Sustainable manufacturing.
• Risk management.
• Global supply chains.
• Quality management.
• Sustainable policy planning.
• Customer relationship management.

Prof. Dr. Anjali Awasthi
Dr. Sudhanshu Joshi
Guest Editors

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