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Strategic Approaches to Sustainability in Green Operations and Supply Chain Management

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2023) | Viewed by 18458

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Sotiris P. Gayialis

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Teaching and Research Associate, School of Mechanical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, GR15780 Athens, Greece
Interests: operations management; supply chain management; business process management; enterprise modelling; management information systems; Industry 4.0
Dr. Georgios A. Papadopoulos

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Teaching and Research Associate, School of Mechanical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, GR15780 Athens, Greece
Interests: logistics; operations management; production planning and control; supply chain strategy; business administration
Dr. Evripidis P. Kechagias

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Sector of Industrial Management and Operational Research, School of Mechanical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, GR15780 Athens, Greece
Interests: logistics; operations management; supply chain management; business process management; blockchain; Management Information Systems; Industry 4.0

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue aims to explore the latest strategic approaches to effective green operations management and green supply chain management. 

Green operations management addresses environmental and social issues in operations, aiming to achieve sustainability without ignoring the financial aspect. By extending operations management to the concept of supply chain management, the implementation of sustainability strategies becomes both more challenging and more necessary due to the dynamic character of the external business environment and emerging demands for green products and collaborative operations.

Many different aspects of operations management and supply chain management are considered from a sustainability perspective, including product design, manufacturing, purchasing, warehousing, distribution, and transportation. Various approaches to achieve sustainability have been used, including lean manufacturing, products’ traceability, reverse logistics, adoption of environmental and social standards, risk management, business process improvement, and performance measurement. In addition, new technologies in the era of Industry 4.0 can be the enablers of any approach towards sustainability.

This Special Issue welcomes both theoretical and empirical contributions, defining strategic approaches in green operations management and green supply chain management. These approaches could be supported by methods, tools, technologies, information systems, and process transformation. Authors can address various strategies based on efficiency, innovation, risks, or product life cycle. They can also deal with various functions, such as product design, including packaging; manufacturing, including emissions, wastes, and energy; logistics, including reverse logistics; and purchasing, including suppliers’ green competencies, sales, and marketing. Papers could deal with new concepts, methodologies, and technologies, as well as the adoption and adaptation of existing ones in practical applications.

Best regards,

Dr. Sotiris P. Gayialis
Dr. Georgios A. Papadopoulos
Dr. Evripidis P. Kechagias
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • green operations management
  • green supply chain management
  • green strategy
  • green innovation
  • green operations
  • sustainability
  • sustainable operations
  • sustainable development
  • social sustainability
  • environmental sustainability
  • economic sustainability
  • operations strategy
  • supply chain strategy

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Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) as a Transitional Choice Replacing Marine Conventional Fuels (Heavy Fuel Oil/Marine Diesel Oil), towards the Era of Decarbonisation
by Styliani Livaniou and Georgios A. Papadopoulos
Sustainability 2022, 14(24), 16364; https://doi.org/10.3390/su142416364 - 7 Dec 2022
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As environmental regulations on sulphur emissions become more severe, the maritime sector is looking for alternative solutions. This study evaluates greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction alternatives and their combined ability to decarbonise international transport. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is becoming widely used, reducing CO [...] Read more.
As environmental regulations on sulphur emissions become more severe, the maritime sector is looking for alternative solutions. This study evaluates greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction alternatives and their combined ability to decarbonise international transport. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is becoming widely used, reducing CO2 emissions by 20–30 percent, while it has similar action in other emissions such as SOX. Although costs are attractive, methane slip, which depends on the engine type, reduces GHG gains. Replacing conventional fuels such as heavy fuel oil and marine diesel oil with alternative ones is an effective method to decrease SOx emissions. Liquefied natural gas is highly appreciated as an alternative fuel for maritime transportation. In this frame, the possibility of using alternative fuels, such as LNG, to reduce NOx, CO2 and SOx emissions in Heraklion Port, including certain regionally defined waters, over the life of the vessel will also be explored. The study is conducted for ships calling at Heraklion Port and using alternative fuel such as LNG in different modes (cruising, hotelling, manoeuvring). A fuel-based emission reduction factor, rEif, is defined in relation to the comparison of two different fuels: conventional (heavy oil, marine diesel) and alternative fuels (LNG). The bottom-up method is used for this data analysis. This study, by defining the reduction of several emissions with the use of LNG, indicates that it is actually an efficient transitional fuel to lead international transport to decarbonisation. Full article
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Matchmaking the Emerging Demand and Supply Need in the Maritime Supply Chain Domain: A System Design Framework
by Eleni S. Krikigianni, Evangelia Latsa, Sotiris P. Gayialis, Nikolaos A. Panayiotou, Margarita Kostovasili, Ioannis Kanellopoulos and Angelos Amditis
Sustainability 2022, 14(21), 14622; https://doi.org/10.3390/su142114622 - 7 Nov 2022
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The maritime supply chain is a colossal ecosystem and the interface of the intercontinental trade market. Within this ecosystem, freight transportation is considered a fundamental component of all supply chain systems. As a matter of its demanding multimodal and intermodal character, freight transportation [...] Read more.
The maritime supply chain is a colossal ecosystem and the interface of the intercontinental trade market. Within this ecosystem, freight transportation is considered a fundamental component of all supply chain systems. As a matter of its demanding multimodal and intermodal character, freight transportation is a highly competitive market where actors involved, demand reliable and high-quality services at competitive prices. However, even though its systems keep evolving, being spurred by developments at multiple levels, the maritime actors’ fundamental operational processes keep an unprecedented low pace of evolution and transformation, and the maritime supply chain market is considered to be as hyper-fragmented as ever. This paper investigates how the effective, efficient, and sustainable matching of the demand and supply needs of the actors involved in the maritime supply chain domain can be strategically achieved and supported through specialised information systems. The paper, also presents a holistic framework for designing these systems. The analysis was based on the outcomes received from a number of interviews conducted with strategically positioned experts, pointing out their emerging needs and the challenges they face. The outcomes showed that digital transformation is still in its infancy but that the embracement of a decision-matchmaking system could be a real game changer. Full article
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The Impact of Dow Jones Sustainability Index, Exchange Rate and Consumer Sentiment Index on Carbon Emissions
by Sofia Karagiannopoulou, Grigoris Giannarakis, Emilios Galariotis, Constantin Zopounidis and Nikolaos Sariannidis
Sustainability 2022, 14(19), 12052; https://doi.org/10.3390/su141912052 - 23 Sep 2022
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The objective of this study is to examine, over the last 20 years, the short-run and long-run effect on global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions of the stock returns, exchange rates and consumer confidence. Stock markets contribute to environmental degradation; as a [...] Read more.
The objective of this study is to examine, over the last 20 years, the short-run and long-run effect on global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions of the stock returns, exchange rates and consumer confidence. Stock markets contribute to environmental degradation; as a result, we employed, for the first time, Dow Jones Sustainability World Index to use stock returns of socially responsible companies. The euro to US dollar exchange rate is used, as the forex market is the largest financial market and considers it as the largest major pair. The Consumer Sentiment Index is used as a proxy to consumer confidence, since consumer behavior is, also, considered as a major factor linked to environmental degradation. The basic testing procedures employed include the Augmented Dickey–Fuller stationarity test, cointegration analysis and Vector Error Correction Model (VECM). The results establish that stock returns of companies listed on the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index exert a significant negative (positive) impact on the global CO2 emissions in the short (long) term. The inverse, i.e., a significant positive (negative) impact on the short (long) run holds for the both other variables, i.e., US consumers’ confidence and euro to US dollar exchange rates. From the outcomes obtained, policy initiatives that could assist companies to mitigate environmental degradation are recommended. Full article
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LNG vs. MDO in Marine Fuel Emissions Tracking
by Styliani Livaniou, Georgios Chatzistelios, Dimitrios V. Lyridis and Evangelos Bellos
Sustainability 2022, 14(7), 3860; https://doi.org/10.3390/su14073860 - 24 Mar 2022
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The continuous increase in global maritime freight transport has led to an increase in emissions. The port of Heraklion was selected as a case study to investigate the environmental impact of shipping in wider areas. Two different maritime fuels were examined: the conventional [...] Read more.
The continuous increase in global maritime freight transport has led to an increase in emissions. The port of Heraklion was selected as a case study to investigate the environmental impact of shipping in wider areas. Two different maritime fuels were examined: the conventional maritime fuel, marine diesel oil (MDO), and an alternative maritime fuel, liquified natural gas (LNG). To carry out this study, real data from the port of Heraklion, the Lloyd’s Register Fairplay (LRF) Sea-Web database, and literature reviews were used. The bottom-up method was adopted for data processing. The results of this study demonstrate that alternative maritime fuels, such as LNG, could drastically reduce SO2, NOx, PM, and CO2 emissions. Full article
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A Review and Classification Framework of Traceability Approaches for Identifying Product Supply Chain Counterfeiting
by Sotiris P. Gayialis, Evripidis P. Kechagias, Georgios A. Papadopoulos and Dimitrios Masouras
Sustainability 2022, 14(11), 6666; https://doi.org/10.3390/su14116666 - 30 May 2022
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Counterfeiting is found today in many industries and in various forms with severe consequences for supply chain operations. Products counterfeiting can be detected in consumer goods such as clothing, food and beverages, accessories, pharmaceuticals, electronics, and luxury goods. The continuous violations in the [...] Read more.
Counterfeiting is found today in many industries and in various forms with severe consequences for supply chain operations. Products counterfeiting can be detected in consumer goods such as clothing, food and beverages, accessories, pharmaceuticals, electronics, and luxury goods. The continuous violations in the supply chain have led to the need for mobilization of all involved stakeholders to overcome counterfeiting challenges. Effective traceability seems to be the only way to combat this phenomenon, ensuring safe and sustainable supply chain operations. This paper presents a structured literature review on traceability approaches for combatting the product supply chain counterfeiting phenomenon that led to forming a structured classification framework. The performed analysis aims to identify trends and good practices and can be used as a guideline for real-life projects against supply chain counterfeiting. The results show that traditional traceability methods are not effective as they can be easily falsified using today’s technological advancements. However, these same advancements also present valuable technologies such as blockchain and the internet of things to ensure safe and sustainable supply chain operations. Full article
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