Dear Colleagues,

Supply chains play key roles in improving competitive advantage. A company must be able to manage its different internal and external functions. The supply chain consists of a set of processes and activities that enable the production, storage and distribution of goods or services, with their movement from the origin to the final consumer. Conceptually, it encompasses such important functions as the supply of raw materials, inventory management, production and manufacturing, and distribution and logistics. New trends related to economic crisis, pandemics, wars and the irruption of new technologies require different approaches to supply chain management. Specifically, there should be an effort to determine see what capabilities and skills are required for optimal and efficient supply chain management. In this sense, this Special Issue calls for papers that deal with supply chain management, either in relation to approaches currently in use or that the future world is expected to deploy. Once there is sufficient empirical evidence of the value of a given supply chain, new research should be oriented towards understanding the contextual conditions that exist in order to enhance the effectiveness of certain methods in the new environment. In this Special Issue, we welcome papers that help managers to handle the supply chain. Both theoretical and empirical contributions are welcome. Potential topics include, but are not limited to, papers on the following topics:

• Emerging technology trends and innovation in supply chain management;
• Supply chain management and sustainability;
• Purchasing and Physical distribution and logistics;
• Supply chain resiliency and management in times of crisis;
• Supply chain integration;
• Supply chain management and performance;
• Collaboration and relationships in supply chain;
• Sustainability and social responsibility in supply chain;
• Digital transformation in supply chain;
• Artificial intelligence in supply chain;
• Supply chain management in service industry;
• Supply chain management and poverty;
• Supply chain management and climate change.

Dr. Tomás Espino-Rodríguez
Guest Editor

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• supply chain management
• industry 4.0
• integration
• crisis
• technology
• poverty and climate change
• service industry