Low-Carbon Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Dear Colleagues,

Sustainable supply chain management is a cooperation between companies forming a supply chain, which considers three primary priorities related to sustainable development, i.e., environmental, economic, and social. In light of the current energy and climate crisis, researchers' special attention is focused on environmental issues and the need to create so-called green supply chains. Sustainability, green, and low-carbon supply chain research are becoming increasingly important, especially in the face of current rapid industrial development. Moreover, although there is a growing trend in published results in this area, many authors note that this research is still in the early stages of development from a theoretical point of view.

The idea of a green supply chain was created in the 1990s, but since then, it has been developed by practitioners and researchers. Currently, many authors indicate that the management of green supply chains should concern areas such as green product design, green operational management regarding the sourcing of materials and purchases, production processes, and distribution of the finished product to customers, but also the end-of-life management of the product after its useful life. As you can see, green supply chain management is based on designing and operating green logistic systems, such as storage, transport, supply, and distribution systems, and their integration for sustainable cargo handling throughout the supply chain. In order to achieve these goals, it is necessary to implement appropriate management strategies within the organization and support logistic processes through modern technological solutions.

This Special Issue calls for original, interdisciplinary research covering the science of supply chain management and logistics systems engineering. It aims to present new approaches to modeling, designing, implementing, operating, and maintaining green supply chains based on low-carbon logistic systems. Theoretical and practical contributions, either qualitative or quantitative, are therefore welcome.

Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Design and operation of green logistic systems;
• Sustainable, green, and low-carbon supply chain management;
• Industry 4.0 as support for sustainable logistic systems;
• Zero- and low-emission solutions for transport systems;
• Sustainable transport strategies in smart cities;
• Designing low-carbon solutions supporting the sustainable development of city logistics;
• Modeling and simulation of low-emission solutions for logistic systems;
• Maintenance and operation of low-carbon logistic systems.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Prof. Dr. Tomasz Nowakowski
Dr. Agnieszka A. Tubis
Guest Editors

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• sustainable practices
• low carbon emissions
• green supply chain
• reverse logistics
• sustainable city logistics
• life cycle assessment
• zero-emissions engineering solution