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Operations Management and Sustainability: Novel Research and Future Development

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

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2023) | Viewed by 2866

Special Issue Editors

School of Global Innovation and Leadership, San Jose State University, One Washington Square, San Jose, CA 95192, USA
Interests: supply chain management and its applications; sustainability in operations and supply chain; logistics network design and improvement; enterprise risk and sustainability management; TQM applications
School of Global Innovation and Leadership, San Jose State University, One Washington Square, San Jose, CA 95192, USA
Interests: supply chain management; corporate social responsibility and sustainability; supply chain resilience; risk management; inventory control; forecasting; operations management-marketing interface

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The pursuit of sustainability has received extensive attention in recent decades in both practice and research. Increased awareness of climate change, resource depletion, waste generation, employee well-being, and other social issues have urged corporations and governments to take up the challenge and formulate strategies to positively impact the economy, society, and the environment. Innovations in operations management have provided effective tools to help sustainability advancement through, for example, product development and eco-design, lean manufacturing processes, ethical material sourcing, streamlining shipping and distribution, reverse logistics, etc.

This Special Issue aims to stimulate novel research in operations and supply chain management that helps realize sustainable development goals. Contributions exploring sustainability progress and challenges from diverse areas in operations and supply chain management are welcome. Sustainability research on both highly developed societies and emerging economies is encouraged. Contributions that identify and assess innovative sustainable development under the influence of the pandemic/post-pandemic economic environment or supply chain disruption are encouraged.

Dr. Taeho Park
Dr. Shu Zhou
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • sustainability
  • sustainable operations and supply chains
  • environmental impact
  • ecological impact
  • sustainable product development
  • reduce, reuse, and recycle
  • recover, redesign and remanufacture
  • lean manufacturing process
  • operations and supply chain risk management
  • streamlining logistics/reverse logistics

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Emissions and Total Cost of Ownership for Diesel and Battery Electric Freight Pickup and Delivery Trucks in New Zealand: Implications for Transition
by Zichong Lyu, Dirk Pons and Yilei Zhang
Sustainability 2023, 15(10), 7902; https://doi.org/10.3390/su15107902 - 11 May 2023
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Abstract
Road freight transport contributes to a large portion of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Transitioning diesel to battery electric (BE) trucks is an attractive sustainability solution. To evaluate the BE transition in New Zealand (NZ), this study analysed the life-cycle GHG emissions and total [...] Read more.
Road freight transport contributes to a large portion of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Transitioning diesel to battery electric (BE) trucks is an attractive sustainability solution. To evaluate the BE transition in New Zealand (NZ), this study analysed the life-cycle GHG emissions and total cost of ownership (TCO) of diesel and BE trucks based on real industry data. The freight pickup and delivery (PUD) operations were simulated by a discrete-event simulation (DES) model. Spreadsheet models were constructed for life-cycle assessment (LCA) and TCO for a truck operational lifetime of 10 years (first owner), this being the typical usage of a tier-one freight company in New Zealand (NZ). The whole-of-life emissions from the diesel and BE trucks are 717,641 kg and 62,466 kg CO2e, respectively. For the use phase (first owner), the emissions are 686,754 kg and 8714 kg CO2e, respectively; i.e., the BE is 1.27% of the diesel truck. The TCO results are 528,124 NZ dollars (NZD) and 529,573 NZD (as of 2022), respectively. The battery price and road user charge are the most sensitive variables for the BE truck. BE truck transitions are explored for freight companies, customers, and the government. For the purchase of BE trucks, the break-even point is about 9.5 years, and straight-line depreciation increases freight costs by 8.3%. Government subsidy options are evaluated. The cost of emission credits on the emissions trading scheme (ETS) is not expected to drive the transition. An integrated model is created for DES freight logistics, LCA emissions, and TCO costs supported by real industry data. This allows a close examination of the transition economics. Full article
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