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This essential guide provides a comprehensive overview of how to leverage cutting-edge technology and circular economy principles to create resilient, profitable, and sustainable supply chains in an era of unprecedented environmental and technological change.

In an age defined by technological breakthroughs and environmental challenges, this book delves into the transformative intersection of sustainability, logistics, and supply chain management. It offers a comprehensive exploration of how cutting-edge technologies like artificial intelligence, machine learning, and big data analytics are revolutionizing logistics operations. By optimizing routes, reducing emissions, and enhancing resource utilization, these tools empower businesses to embrace smarter, greener practices that align with today’s sustainability goals.

Beyond technology, the book addresses critical challenges, such as navigating the complexities of implementing sustainable solutions, overcoming operational resistance, and ensuring economic viability. It offers actionable strategies to foster resilience in supply chains, especially in the face of global disruptions such as pandemics and disruption to global trade. With a strong focus on circular economy principles, it provides practical frameworks for integrating reuse, recycling, and efficient waste management into supply chains, all while balancing environmental consciousness with economic imperatives. Rich in insights and real-world applications, this book is an essential resource for supply chain professionals, sustainability advocates, policymakers, and researchers. Whether you’re looking to innovate your operations, enhance resilience, or contribute to a sustainable future, this book equips you with the knowledge and tools to lead the way in modern logistics.

Readers will find the book: Offers a comprehensive analysis of how sustainability, artificial intelligence, and the circular economy are reshaping modern logistics and supply chain management; Provides actionable strategies to overcome challenges such as high implementation costs and operational resistance in adopting green logistics practices; Explores resilience strategies to mitigate supply chain vulnerabilities exposed by global disruptions, including pandemics; Highlights cutting-edge applications of AI, big data, and machine learning to optimize logistics operations for efficiency and reduced environmental impact; Delivers practical insights into integrating circular economy principles and fostering collaboration between industry, policymakers, and researchers.

Audience

Academics, researchers, supply chain and logistics professionals, sustainability advocates, technology specialists, and policymakers focused on sustainability and efficiency in the supply chain.

K. Mathiyazhagan, PhD is a professor at the Thigarajar School of Management, Madurai, India. He is an associate editor for several journals and has over 7000 citations to his credit. His research interests include green and sustainable supply chain management, multi-criteria decision making, sustainable lean manufacturing, public distribution systems, and lean six sigma.

Krishna Kumar Dadsena, PhD is an assistant professor at the Indian Institute of Management, Ranchi. He has over ten publications in international journals and conferences. His current research areas are sustainable transportation management, digital supply chain, risk management, and the circular economy.

Rajesh Kumar Singh, PhD is a professor at the Management Development Institute in Gurgaon, India. He has over 250 publications in reputed international journals and conferences, as well as book chapters. His areas of interest include operations management, supply chain management, lean and agile systems, and operations strategy.

Aakanksha Kishore, PhD is an assistant professor of Operations Management at the Foundation for Organizational Research and Education’s School of Management, New Delhi, India. She has over ten articles in international research publications. Her research focuses on inventory management, imperfect items, supply chain management, and business statistics.

Andrea Appolloni, PhD is an Associate Professor of Operations Management and Sustainability at Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy. He has published and presented articles in several international journals and conferences and coordinates several national and international research programs. His teaching areas focus on operations, supply chain management, and sustainability.