Circular Economy in Green Supply Chain and Digital Manufacturing
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Products and Services".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (27 October 2023) | Viewed by 1242
Special Issue Editors
Interests: environmental sustainability; product-service systems; supply chain management; circular economy; quality management
Interests: occupational health and safety (OHS); product service systems (PSS); ecodesign; quality function deployment (QFD); human factors and ergonomics (HFE)
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Green supply chains are becoming increasingly important as market competitiveness is constantly rising and environmental concerns have reached a critical point. To promote both of these matters, Circular Economy (CE) models emerge as a viable solution through their focus on the four Rs: Repair, Reuse, Recycle and Reduce. With scarce supplies and a volatile future, where unforeseen events are stressing companies and the environment alike, the use of the earth’s resources must be optimized. Decision-making processes in supply chain operations and management are being transformed by big data, the internet of things and blockchain technology, among others. In other words, digital manufacturing is increasingly manifesting itself as an enabler of environmental sustainability.
This Special Issue seeks to advance research in the fields of green supply chain, circular economy and digital manufacturing by investigating these practices in the industry and gathering the best practices that emerge from these experiences.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Eco-friendly transportation and sustainable supply chains;
- Efficient inventory management for circular economy;
- Industry 4.0;
- Sustainable manufacturing and operations management;
- Supply chain networks' resiliency;
- Environmental impact vs. economic benefits;
- Reverse logistics and sustainability;
- Digitalization.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Nicolas Haber
Dr. Mario Fargnoli
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- circular economy
- supply chain management
- environmental sustainability
- green supply chains
- Industry 4.0
- digitalization
- decision-making
