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Project Management, Supply Chain Management and Optimization in Civil & Industrial Engineering

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

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 December 2023) | Viewed by 8840

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Mohammad Khalilzadeh

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Department of Industrial Engineering, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
Interests: project management; supply chain management; optimization; sustainability
Prof. Dr. Jurgita Antucheviciene

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Department of Construction Management and Real Estate, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, LT-10223 Vilnius, Lithuania
Interests: civil engineering; multiple-criteria decision making; multiple-criteria optimization in construction technology and management; sustainability
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The globe is currently experiencing phenomenal and drastic changes in all aspects of human lives, particularly in industrial and civil sectors. These progresses and changes have led to the initiation and implementation of a number of projects in various fields, making the role of project management more prominent and important in increasing the success of these projects. Moreover, designing an effective and efficient supply chain is becoming more important to smoothly deliver goods and services to end users. On the other hand, governments and organizations pay more attention to the environment and global warming. However, the industry and construction sectors play the most important role in environmental pollution, which has caused more attention in reducing pollution caused by industrial operations and construction activities. These pillars of sustainability, which include environmental, social and economic aspects of civil and industrial engineering projects in vague or uncertain environments can be effectively managed through multi-criteria modeling and optimization.

This Special Issue of Sustainability seeks to collect state-of-the-art research works and studies in the fields of project management and green and sustainable supply chain management, as well as novel multi-attribute or multi-objective optimization methods applied in industrial and civil engineering.

This Special Issue is designed to motivate and encourage scholars and researchers around the world to share their findings by submitting original research works, reviews, case studies, critical viewpoints, and perspectives papers. The results of this Special Issue will supply the recent ideas, novelties, and innovations in the aforementioned fields.

Dr. Mohammad Khalilzadeh
Prof. Dr. Jurgita Antucheviciene
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • project management
  • supply chain management
  • multi-criteria decision making (MCDM)
  • multi-attribute decision making (MADM)
  • multi-objective decision making (MODM)
  • mathematical programming
  • uncertainty analysis
  • green and sustainable supply chain
  • green and sustainable project management

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A Web-Based Decision Support System for Project Evaluation with Sustainable Development Considerations Based on Two Developed Pythagorean Fuzzy Decision Methods
by Asad Mahmoudian Azar Sharabiani and Seyed Meysam Mousavi
Sustainability 2023, 15(23), 16477; https://doi.org/10.3390/su152316477 - 01 Dec 2023
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Decision support systems are being developed as attractive tools to help organizations make better decisions. These systems assist decision-makers in making the best decisions. The widespread application of the internet has transformed the development of decision support systems into a web-based challenge. On [...] Read more.
Decision support systems are being developed as attractive tools to help organizations make better decisions. These systems assist decision-makers in making the best decisions. The widespread application of the internet has transformed the development of decision support systems into a web-based challenge. On the other hand, project selection has always been a significant issue for organizations. The limitation of resources and the existence of different criteria while selecting projects cause organizations to face the challenges of multiple-criteria decision making. In this research, a new approach is introduced for the selection of criteria. It also presents a new web-based decision support system for selecting projects considering uncertainty and various criteria, including organizational strategies, the seventh edition of project management standard, and sustainable development. Therefore, the economic, social, and environmental dimensions of sustainable development were included as project evaluation indicators. The proposed approach was developed using Pythagorean fuzzy sets, MEREC, and MARCOS methods to examine uncertainty and solution methods. In this approach, a new version of the MARCOS method was developed, with Pythagorean fuzzy sets for rankings. Also, a new development was presented using the Pythagorean fuzzy (PF)-MEREC method, which was used for weighting. The effectiveness of the proposed method is discussed through a real case study conducted on one of the mineral holdings in Iran. Among the mining projects introduced to the company, finally, the second project was selected. In the comparison made using PF-Entropy-TOPSIS and PF-Entropy-VIKOR methods, the superior project provided similar results. By changing the weights of the criteria for four different types of states, sensitivity analysis was used to determine the reliability of the final rankings. In these states, the weights of the criteria were moved together or assigned equal weights, and, in all four states, the ranking results were the same. Full article
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Exploring the Nexus of Sustainability and Project Success: A Proposed Framework for the Software Sector
by Amin Khalifeh, Ahmad Samed Al-Adwan, Mohammed Kasem Alrousan, Husam Yaseen, Belal Mathani and Firas Rashed Wahsheh
Sustainability 2023, 15(22), 15957; https://doi.org/10.3390/su152215957 - 15 Nov 2023
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In the last two decades, there have been many calls to integrate sustainability into projects. However, there are conflicting views about the relationship between sustainability and project success. Some contend that project sustainability could adversely affect project success, while others maintain the contrary. [...] Read more.
In the last two decades, there have been many calls to integrate sustainability into projects. However, there are conflicting views about the relationship between sustainability and project success. Some contend that project sustainability could adversely affect project success, while others maintain the contrary. Yet, the exploration of this relationship has been insufficient thus far. Notably, no existing work specifically investigates this relationship within the software domain. Therefore, this paper aims to contribute significantly by introducing a conceptual framework that assists in inspecting the relationships between software project sustainability (SPS) and project success. The proposed framework was developed based on well-defined aspects of both concepts. The findings show that most of the relationships between the two concepts are expected to be significant and positive. Our propositions were built after analysing the best of relevant contributions. However, an empirical examination is needed, especially with the presence of control variables such as country, company size, and project complexity. This work could be an initial motion for future empirical studies and provide a significant theoretical foundation for researchers and practitioners in this domain. Full article
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Design of a Green Supply Chain Based on the Kano Model Considering Pricing
by Amir Hossein Sheikh Azadi, Vahid Shamsi Nesary, Omid Kebriyaii, Mohammad Khalilzadeh and Jurgita Antucheviciene
Sustainability 2023, 15(17), 13038; https://doi.org/10.3390/su151713038 - 29 Aug 2023
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Nowadays, the design of supply chain networks should be based on environmental issues as well as the needs of customers since the main driver of a supply chain network is customers. Continuous innovation of products requires understanding the features that are most important [...] Read more.
Nowadays, the design of supply chain networks should be based on environmental issues as well as the needs of customers since the main driver of a supply chain network is customers. Continuous innovation of products requires understanding the features that are most important to customers, and product pricing should be carried out in a way that includes the satisfaction of both customers and manufacturers. This study uses the Kano model to classify product features into different categories. The design of the green supply chain network based on the Kano model has not been investigated in the literature so far. This study examines a green supply chain network including multiple manufacturers, product types, distributors, and carriers that is designed based on Kano’s conceptual model of multiple needs. In the proposed mathematical model of this paper, customer demand is a function of the selling price of the product, transportation pollution is minimized, and a solution based on the Cooperative Game Theory approach is used to solve the mathematical model using the GAMS software. One of the advantages of the proposed mathematical model in this research compared to other supply chain models is that the design needs of the supply chain network based on the Kano model (“must-be”, “one-dimensional”, “attractive” and “indifferent”) can be determined based on customer satisfaction. In addition, the price of the product can be determined according to the satisfaction of both customers and the manufacturers. Full article
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Evaluation of Green Marketing Strategies by Considering Sustainability Criteria
by Danial Esmaelnezhad, Mohammad Dana Lagzi, Jurgita Antucheviciene, Shide Sadat Hashemi and Sina Khorshidi
Sustainability 2023, 15(10), 7874; https://doi.org/10.3390/su15107874 - 11 May 2023
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The purpose of this study is to identify and prioritize green marketing strategies in the food industry by taking sustainability goals into consideration since it is very difficult to prioritize and select green marketing strategies when considering sustainability criteria in their implementation. Therefore, [...] Read more.
The purpose of this study is to identify and prioritize green marketing strategies in the food industry by taking sustainability goals into consideration since it is very difficult to prioritize and select green marketing strategies when considering sustainability criteria in their implementation. Therefore, it is necessary to use an appropriate solution to prioritize these strategies. For this purpose, sustainability criteria and green marketing strategies are recognized. Then, sustainability criteria are screened using the fuzzy Delphi method. Subsequently, using the fuzzy stepwise weight assessment ratio analysis method, the criteria are weighted according to expert recommendations. Next, green marketing strategies in the Iranian food industry are ranked using several fuzzy multiple criteria decision-making methods: fuzzy additive ratio assessment, fuzzy complex proportional assessment, fuzzy technique for order preference by similarity to the ideal solution, and fuzzy Viekriterijumsko Kompromisno Rangiranje methods. Finally, the results are integrated with the help of the Copeland method to choose the best strategies. The results indicated that the criteria of ‘minimizing waste’, ‘minimizing environmental impacts’, and ‘consumer participation’ had the highest weight. In addition, the strategies for the ‘development of waste reduction technology, ‘development of market research to detect green needs’, and ‘use of recycled or reusable materials in products’ received a higher rank. Full article
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Critical Success Factors for 5G Technology Adaptation in Supply Chains
by Sanjib Biswas, Aparajita Sanyal, Darko Božanić, Adis Puška and Dragan Marinković
Sustainability 2023, 15(6), 5539; https://doi.org/10.3390/su15065539 - 21 Mar 2023
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The present age is moving through Industry 4.0 with massive technological developments. Supply chains have become digital, keeping sync with consumer demands and preferences. The recent pandemic has reinforced the need of embracing digital technologies in managing supply chains effectively. Therefore, it is [...] Read more.
The present age is moving through Industry 4.0 with massive technological developments. Supply chains have become digital, keeping sync with consumer demands and preferences. The recent pandemic has reinforced the need of embracing digital technologies in managing supply chains effectively. Therefore, it is necessary that supply chains adopt 5G mobile technologies. In this regard, the present study aims to discern the critical issues for the successful adaptation of 5G technologies for supply chain management (SCM) in developing countries such as India. The success factors for the adaptation of 5G in Indian supply chains are derived from the discussions made in the related past work regarding the challenges of implementing 5G technology. Then, the listed factors are finalised through initial rounds of face-to-face discussions with a focus group of five experts. Then, a q-rung-orthopair-fuzzy (qROFS)-based rating scale is used to rate the success factors. A new qROF-weighted-neutrality-average (q-ROFWNA)-based full-consistency method (FUCOM) approach for multicriteria decision-making (MCDM) problems involving group decision making is utilised to find out the critical success factors. Based on the comparative analysis of 17 success factors (grouped into four main factors), the spectrum availability, awareness of technology and usage, the development of supporting technologies and smart cities, and skill development are found to be the top five critical factors for the successful adaptation and implementation of 5G technologies in SCM. We further carry out a sensitivity analysis and validation test and observe that our model provides a reliable and stable solution. Full article
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