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Innovative Development and Application of Sustainable Management

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Management".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (27 February 2026) | Viewed by 4284

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Tsung-Yu Chou

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Department of Distribution Management, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Taichung 411030, Taiwan
Interests: marketing service; decision analysis; logistics
Dr. Feng-Chia Li

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Guest Editor
Department of Distribution Management, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Taichung 411030, Taiwan
Interests: big data analysis; artificial intelligence

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The aim of this Special Issue is to encourage researchers to publish experimental, computational and theoretical research related to management science, social science, manufacturing, lean management, greenhouse gas management and humanities, in order to promote the development of society's application and understanding of sustainable operations in various fields. 

This Special Issue will allow researchers in various fields an opportunity to contribute knowledge to assist the sustainable development of enterprises and realize the sustainable development for humanity, and is committed to supporting international sustainable development goals.
For this Special Issue, we are calling for submissions related, but not limited, to the above topics. Papers that may contribute to a better understanding of sustainable practices, plans and strategies are invited.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following sustainability themes: 

  • Sustainable applications of innovation and invention;
  • Sustainable management of service and operation;
  • Sustainable manufacturing;
  • Sustainable information technology development and application;
  • Sustainable management decision analysis and application;
  • Sustainable marketing management;
  • Sustainable retail and distribution management;
  • Sustainable transportation;
  • Industry data analysis and application.

We look forward to receiving your contributions. 

Dr. Tsung-Yu Chou
Dr. Feng-Chia Li
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • decision analysis
  • innovation and invention
  • management of service and operation
  • sustainable manufacturing
  • information technology application
  • electronic commerce
  • data analysis
  • marketing management
  • sustainable retail and distribution management
  • sustainable logistics

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Sustainable Development in the Regional Economic Security System: Assessment Methodology and Management Tools
by Anna Polukhina, Marina Y. Sheresheva, Dmitry Napolskikh and Vladimir Lezhnin
Sustainability 2026, 18(5), 2577; https://doi.org/10.3390/su18052577 - 6 Mar 2026
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The paper presents a comprehensive methodological system for assessing the level of economic security of Russian regions, based on the synthesis of several complementary approaches and accounting for regional specifics. The central idea is a shift from static monitoring to dynamic analysis, which [...] Read more.
The paper presents a comprehensive methodological system for assessing the level of economic security of Russian regions, based on the synthesis of several complementary approaches and accounting for regional specifics. The central idea is a shift from static monitoring to dynamic analysis, which allows not only for capturing the current state but also for identifying the direction and stability of trends over time. The proposed methodology based on four stages: forming a set of indicators, normalizing their values, aggregating them into integral indices, and then visualizing them for operational decision-making. An important feature of sustainable development is the introduction of mechanisms to account for regional specifics through the clustering of regions and adjustment coefficients, which helps to mitigate the influence of geographical and structural differences on the results comparability. Together, they form an integrated system for diagnosing, planning, and monitoring the economic security of regions. The paper provides examples of threshold values for indicators such as the share of households with internet access, the length of the road network, birth rate, the volume of building commissioning, and innovation expenditures. A classification of regions into stability zones and recommendations for policy measures within each zone accompany the threshold analysis. In particular, for digitalization and transport infrastructure, measures are proposed to enhance monitoring, improve service accessibility, and invest in infrastructure; for the demographic component, measures are proposed to support families and improve quality of life. The practical significance of the research lies in creating a universal, yet flexible, toolkit for monitoring, ranking, and planning regional policy in the field of economic security. The proposed system was designed for application both at the federal level and for interregional analysis, including scenario planning and modeling the impact of management decisions. Thus, this study contributes to the literature by bridging the theory of economic security, the imperatives of sustainable regional development, and the practical potential of information technologies. It offers a concrete, scalable methodology for transforming regional economic security management into a data-driven, forward-looking, and context-sensitive process. In the future, the authors intend to further develop the methodology by considering the sectoral specialization of regions, integrating with medium- and long-term forecasting systems, and creating an automated monitoring platform. Full article
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A Hybrid MCDM Approach to Sports Center Site Selection in a Sustainable Environment
by Tsung-Yu Chou
Sustainability 2024, 16(21), 9462; https://doi.org/10.3390/su16219462 - 31 Oct 2024
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In order to achieve the goal of good health and well-being in Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the government has actively promoted the concept of sports and fitness. People expect the government could effectively build leisure facilities and sports centers that can provide high-quality [...] Read more.
In order to achieve the goal of good health and well-being in Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the government has actively promoted the concept of sports and fitness. People expect the government could effectively build leisure facilities and sports centers that can provide high-quality services and activities. The purpose of this research is to establish a systematic model to help the government improve the quality of decision making and integrate various methods to expand the evaluation of site selection more objectively. This paper develops a hybrid MCDM model based on AHP, entropy and gray relational analysis methods to realize the location-selection process of sports centers. In this paper, a hybrid MCDM model was developed to realize the location-selection process of a sports center. Three perspectives and six major factors (including the 16 criteria) for the sports center location selection are presented. Among them, geographical conditions are the most important perspective, surrounding environment is the most important factor and the second most important factor is future development. The results of this research will provide reference for relevant government departments. Full article
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