Big Data Driven Smart Logistics and Sustainable Supply Chain

Dear Colleagues,

Big data provides unprecedented opportunities for the development of logistics and sustainable supply chains. Taking full advantage of big data, we can make more informed decision and management choices, e.g., improving energy efficiency, reducing carbon emissions, enhancing supply chain value, and more. Logistics and sustainable supply chains have been at the forefront of utilizing and implementing big data. Machine intelligence and blockchain technologies have already been applied in this area.

A quick Web of Science search on logistics and sustainable supply chain clearly demonstrates a rapid and steady growth in the area, as demonstrated in Figure 1:

Figure 1. The number of publications related to logistics and sustainable supply chain.

There have been a significant number of publications in the area, however there is a lack of focused material that brings together recent advancements in logistics and sustainable supply chains in the era of big data.

The aim of this Special Issue is to explore state-of-the-art operational research and management science developments, to embrace big data applications to tackle established and emerging challenges in the smart logistics and sustainable supply chain field, and to further promote the efficiency and sustainability of logistics and supply chain systems. In this context, systematic reviews, case studies, mathematical and simulation models that emphasize the management, assessment and optimization of Big Data Driven Smart Logistics and Sustainable Supply Chain are invited for submission.

Prof. Dr. Xiang Li
Prof. Dr. Yanfei Lan
Guest Editors

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