Systems

Research and Practices in Technological Innovation Management Systems

edited by Wen-Hsiang Lai and Sheng-Tung Chen

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 16 articles | Viewed by 35826 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovation strategy; industrial open innovation; industrial technology and market analysis; innovation processes and methods; innovation culture and leadership; intellectual property management; technology transfer and commercialization; innovation metrics and performance measurement; organizational learning and knowledge management; innovation ecosystems and collaborative networks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Engineering)

Blockchain Technology in Supply Chain Management and Logistics

edited by

Funlade Sunmola

and Albert Wee Kwan Tan

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 17276 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Supply Chain Management)

Production Scheduling and Planning in Manufacturing Systems

edited by Frank Herrmann

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4889 | Submission Open

Keywords: planning hierarchy; lot-sizing; scheduling; optimisation; (meta) heuristics; machine learning; neuronal networks; uncertainty; limited capacities

(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence and Digital Systems Engineering)

Education Systems as Learning Organizations: Challenges and Opportunities of Evolving Human–Machine Cooperation

edited by

Renate Motschnig

and

Dominik Dolezal

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4172 | Submission Open

Keywords: education systems; digital transformation; digital technologies; AI tools; organizational learning; digital competences; AI literacy; human– machine cooperation; digital humanism; educational equity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)

System Dynamics Modeling and Simulation for Public Health

edited by

Karim J. Chichakly

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3778 | Submission Open

Keywords: system dynamics; public health systems; thinking disease management; population health; health care

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Theory and Methodology)

Data Integration and Governance in Business Intelligence Systems

edited by

Bruno Oliveira

,

Óscar Oliveira

and Telmo Matos

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3563 | Submission Open

Keywords: data quality; data integration; business analytics; data governance; business intelligence; data architectures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)

Digital Solutions for Participatory Governance in Smart Cities

edited by

Kamran Soomro

and

Diego López-de-Ipiña

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3244 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart cities; participatory governance; data analytics; smart governance; smart mobility; big data analytics; data-driven governance; digital technologies and innovations in smart cities

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)

Ensemble Learning-Driven Models for Managerial System Modelling and Applications

edited by Zhenkun Liu,

Yan Hao

, Pei Du and

Jianzhou Wang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1215 | Submission Open

Keywords: ensemble learning-driven models; managerial system modeling; renewable energy sources management; supply chain management; financial management systems; decision support systems; business intelligence systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)

Digital Transformation of Engineering 4.0 and beyond with Model-Based Systems Engineering

edited by Roy Kalawsky

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1146 | Submission Open

Keywords: MBSE; digital thread; digital-twins; digital transformation; systems engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Engineering)

Cyber Security Challenges in Complex Systems

edited by Keith Joiner

submission deadline 15 May 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 11942 | Submission Open

Keywords: cybersecurity; systems of systems; critical infrastructure; model-based systems engineering; socio-technical systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Complex Systems and Cybernetics)

Navigating Digital Transformation: Leadership and Decision Making in Today’s Systems

edited by

Maja Meško

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 23029 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital transformation; leadership; decision making; systems; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)

Sustainability, Complexity and Resilience: Insights from Complex Systems Approaches

edited by Giuliano Punzo

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10510 | Submission Open

Keywords: complex systems; socio-technical systems; emerging social systems; complexity; resilience; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Complex Systems and Cybernetics)

Data-Driven Methods in Business Process Management

edited by

Snezhana Dineva Sulova

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 2663 | Submission Open

Keywords: data-driven decision making; business process management (BPM); big data analytics; machine learning in business; artificial intelligence in BPM; predictive analytics; process optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)

Advances in the Modeling and Analytics of Health and Healthcare Systems

edited by

Mahmoud Elbattah

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7940 | Submission Open

Keywords: healthcare modeling; predictive analytics; health system dynamics; patient-centric modeling; interdisciplinary healthcare research; machine learning in healthcare; simulation for healthcare systems; optimizing resource allocation in healthcare; public health analytics; enhancing patient outcomes.

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)

Digital Innovation and Business Model Transformation in Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises

edited by

Agostinho Da Silva

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2266 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital transformation; business model innovation; small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs); digital technologies; Industry 4.0; organizational agility; value creation; digital strategy; technology adoption; innovation management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)

Modeling and Simulation Innovations for Advanced Logistics Systems Management

edited by Yusheng Zhou and

Kum Fai Yuen

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 695 | Submission Open

Keywords: logistics systems modeling; supply chain simulation; decision support for logistics systems; predictive analytics in logistics; risk management in logistics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)

Strategic Management Towards Organisational Resilience

edited by

Tatjana Volkova

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 636 | Submission Open

Keywords: organisational resilience; strategic resilience; operational resilience; strategic management; organisational resilience culture; organisational resilience measurement; innovations; business models; leadership; uncertainty

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)

Developments and Strategies for Cyber-Physical Systems in the Age of Industry 5.0

edited by

Jaewoo Lee

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 517 | Submission Open

Keywords: cyber-physical systems; machine learning; component; mixed-criticality; simulation; modelling; design; factory; sustainability; scheduling

Lean Manufacturing Towards Industry 5.0

edited by

Catherine Maware

,

David Parsley

and

Ilesanmi Afolabi Daniyan

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 493 | Submission Open

Keywords: lean manufacturing; Industry 4.0; Industry 5.0; human-centric manufacturing; human-cyber-physical systems; resilient manufacturing; Toyota Production System; value-driven manufacturing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)

Business Process Management Based on Big Data Analytics

edited by

Jorge Oliveira e Sá

and José Luis Mota Pereira

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 285 | Submission Open

Keywords: business process management; big data; decision making; data analytics; AI integration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)

Complex Systems Theory in Regional and Urban Marketing: Strategies for Resilient, Sustainable, and Smart Cities

edited by

Luis Manuel Cerdá Suárez

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 187 | Submission Open

Keywords: complex systems theory in social sciences; urban marketing; resilient cities; sustainable cities; smart cities; citizen participation in cities; agent-based simulation; urban planning; regional and urban development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Complex Systems and Cybernetics)

Towards Digital Transformation: Applications and Challenges of Robotic Process Automation

edited by

Abderrahmane Leshob

and

Hamid Mcheick

submission deadline 10 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 269 | Submission Open

Keywords: robotic process automation; cognitive RPA; software robots; intelligent automation; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)

Intelligent Logistics Systems Applications: Enhancing Efficiency and Adaptability

edited by Roman Gumzej

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8786 | Submission Open

Keywords: real-time computing; artificial intelligence; big data; blockchain; IoT; predictive analytics; smart business models; quality of service

(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence and Digital Systems Engineering)

Advanced Model-Based Systems Engineering

edited by

Jinzhi Lu

, Guoxin Wang, Xiaochen Zheng and

Foivos Psarommatis

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9101 | Submission Open

Keywords: model-based systems engineering; architecture design; digital engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Engineering)

Management and Simulation of Digitalized Smart Manufacturing Systems

edited by

Mohammed M. Mabkhot

,

Pedro Ferreira

and

Dorota Stadnicka

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8324 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart manufacturing; Industry 5.0 (I5.0); digital twin technologies; sustainable manufacturing; cyber-physical production systems (CPPS); intelligent circular economy; human-centric automation; manufacturing servitization; collaborative robotics; supply chain optimization; adaptive manufacturing systems; reconfigurable manufacturing; digitalized real-time monitoring; predictive maintenance; large language models (llms); artificial intelligence (ai); machine learning (ml); deep learning; lifelong learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Engineering)

Systems Thinking: Insights and Solutions to Complex Societal Challenges

edited by Mehdi Hafezi

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7274 | Submission Open

Keywords: social challenges; systems thinking; social complexities; public policy; integrated approach; decision-making

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)

Sustainable Business Model Innovation in the Era of Industry 4.0

edited by

Anna Lewandowska

,

Justyna Berniak-Woźny

and

Naveed Ahmad

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4912 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovation; sustainability; sustainable business innovation; industry 4.0; digital technology; circular economy; SMEs; collaboration; smart technology; competitiveness

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)

Systems Thinking Perspective to Enhance Situational Awareness in Response to Crisis Situations

edited by

Michael Naor

and

Sigal Koral-Kordova

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4199 | Submission Open

Keywords: systems thinking; systems engineering; system dynamics; complexity theory; situation awareness

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Theory and Methodology)

AI-Empowered Modeling and Simulation for Complex Systems

edited by Hang Xiong, Quan Bai, Peng Lv and

Zhou He

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3916 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI-driven system modeling; complex system dynamics simulation; predictive modeling with AI; data-driven modeling techniques; AI in risk assessment and prediction; agent-based modeling with AI; AI for complex network modeling etc.

(This special issue belongs to the Section Complex Systems and Cybernetics)

Scheduling and Optimization in Production and Transportation Systems

edited by

Peng Guo

and Sihan Huang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1118 | Submission Open

Keywords: scheduling optimization; production systems; transportation systems; advanced scheduling algorithms; real-time data analytics; heuristic and metaheuristic methods; supply chain optimization; machine learning in scheduling; resilience in scheduling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Supply Chain Management)

CyberSystemic Transformations for Social Good

edited by

Massimiliano Pirani

and Vojko Potočan

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 706 | Submission Open

Keywords: cybernetics; general systems; artificial intelligence; regenerative economics; management; systems engineering; social good

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)

In Search of Validity: Advancing the Science and Practice of Systems Thinking

edited by

Derek Cabrera

and

Ricardo Valerdi

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 375 | Submission Open

Keywords: cognitive complexity; systems thinking; DSRP; adaptivity; neurodiversity; system dynamics; validity; efficacy; wicked problems; education; future ready

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)

Operations Management in Healthcare Systems

edited by

Aydin Teymourifar

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 310 | Submission Open

Keywords: healthcare systems; system design; system dynamics; simulation and modelling; contract mechanisms in healthcare systems; estimation; time series model; machine learning; decision-making; productivity and efficiency

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)

Application of the Safe System Approach to Transportation

edited by

Davide Shingo Usami

and Brayan González-Hernández

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 208 | Submission Open

Keywords: transportation safety; safe system approach; systemic safety; road safety; accident prevention; human factors in transportation; transport safety technologies; traffic safety policies; risk management; transportation network safety; transferability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)

Management of Water Supply Systems Resilience and Reliability

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 188 | Submission Open

Keywords: water supply system; reliability analysis; resilience analysis; water supply management; diversification; risk assessment; drinking water quality; threats identification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Supply Chain Management)

Ethical Leadership and Organizational Resilience in the Age of Digital Transformation

edited by Elisenda Tarrats-Pons, David Gallardo-Pujol, Nuria Arimany-Serrat and

Albert Armisen

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 149 | Submission Open

Keywords: ethical leadership; organizational resilience; digital transformation; university education; future leaders; artificial intelligence ethics; sustainability; innovation culture; inclusive leadership; positive psychology interventions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)

Organizational Digital Innovation and Transformation in Enterprise and Government Strategies

edited by

Wei-Hung Chen

and Pingheng Tsai

submission deadline 1 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3020 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital innovation and transformation; organizational innovation; digital transformation; enterprise and government strategies; innovation facilitation; security and compliance; information security technology and system development; application of NLP technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)

Digital Transformation and Innovation in Product–Service Systems in Industry 4.0

edited by

Ikpe Justice Akpan

, Onyebuchi Felix Offodile and

Olamide Jogunola

submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 286 | Submission Open

Keywords: product-service systems; digital transformation; digitalization/servitization; Fourth Industrial Revolution/Industry 4.0; product/service systems engineering; digital service system transformation; value creation/co-creation; service innovation in digital service ecosystems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence and Digital Systems Engineering)

Advances in Operations and Production Management Systems

edited by

Miguel Vieira

, Bruno Gonçalves and

Telmo Pinto

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2482 | Submission Open

Keywords: operations management; digital transformation; advanced manufacturing applications; smart manufacturing systems; real-time data analytics; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence and Digital Systems Engineering)

Agile Approaches to Organizational Governance: Towards a Resilient and Sustainable System

edited by

Nadeem Khan

and Nada Korac Kakabadse

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 188 | Submission Open

Keywords: governance; board; entrepreneurship; resilience dynamics; sustainability performance; system impact; leadership behaviors; high-quality decision making

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)

Data-Driven Modeling and Predictive Analysis for Business, Social, Economic, and Engineering Applications

edited by

Mingche Lee

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 21111 | Submission Open

Keywords: optimization techniques; supply chain management; infrastructure planning; environmental impact analysis; decision support systems; data-driven innovation; real-time analytics; interdisciplinary applications; sustainable engineering; information-based systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence and Digital Systems Engineering)

Systemic Optimization in Sustainable Business Operations: Theory and Practice

edited by Helen Cai

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7296 | Submission Open

Keywords: systemic optimization; sustainable business; adaptive management; practices for sustainability; economic sustainability; sustainable operations; supply chain management; corporate social responsibility; socio-economic factors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Theory and Methodology)

Systems Methodology in Sustainable Supply Chain Resilience

edited by Towfique Rahman and

Syed Mithun Ali

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 4874 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable supply chain; resilience; systems methodology; digital technologies; circular economy; multi-stakeholder collaboration; artificial intelligence; supply chain design; simulation techniques; empirical studies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Supply Chain Management)

Sustainable Project Management in Business

edited by

Cláudia Margarida de Sousa e Silva

and

José Magano

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4249 | Submission Open

Keywords: project management; sustainability; sustainable project management; frameworks; green project management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)

Business Model Innovation in the Context of Digital Transformation

edited by

Fernando Díez

and

Pedro César Martínez-Morán

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2889 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital transformation; business model innovation; digital ecosystems; data-driven decision-making; customer-centric approach

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Theory and Methodology)

Modelling and Simulation of Transportation Systems

edited by Eugen Rosca,

Valentin Carlan

and

Florin Valentin Rusca

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 1612 | Submission Open

Keywords: modeling and simulation; transportation systems; transportation optimization; transport scenario testing; traffic dynamics; logistics; intelligent transportation; sustainable and resilient transportation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)

Data Analytics for Social, Economic and Environmental Issues

edited by

Martins Adelaide

,

Susana Silva

and Bruno Veloso

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1584 | Submission Open

Keywords: data analytics; big data; data governance; information systems; social; economic; and environmental dimensions; behavioral trends; reporting; economic analysis and forecast

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)

Systems Approaches in Knowledge Management and Organizational Innovation

edited by Halil Zaim

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1082 | Submission Open

Keywords: knowledge management; innovation; systems approaches; supply chain management; knowledge management processes; knowledge generation; knowledge creation; knowledge sharing; knowledge utilization; research and development; organizational learning; intellectual capital; decision making

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)

Data-Driven Analysis of Industrial Systems Using AI

edited by

Tai-Woo Chang

and

Gyusun Hwang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 906 | Submission Open

Keywords: data analytics; industrial systems; artificial intelligence; machine learning; process mining; big data analysis; data-driven platforms; product-service systems (PSS)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence and Digital Systems Engineering)

From Fragmentation to Integration: The Role of Systems Thinking in Business Model Innovation

edited by

Antonio Fernández-Portillo

and

Gabriel Cachón Rodriguez

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 897 | Submission Open

Keywords: systems thinking; digital business model innovation; data integration; entrepreneurship; intrapreneurship; problem solving; digital technology; value proposition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)

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