Towards Human-Centric, Sustainable, and Resilient Supply Chain

This topical collection highlights the critical balance necessary for modern industrial competitiveness, seamlessly integrating the imperatives of operational efficiency with sustainability considerations. The juxtaposition of the need for uninterrupted operations, driven by factors such as timing, quality, and cost, against the global backdrop of innovation and competition, establishes a vital context. Concurrently, the recognition of natural and human constraints, including ecosystem provisions, regeneration limits, and human well-being, deepens the discourse.

This collection emphasizes the need for supply chains that are not only efficient but also sustainable and resilient. The incorporation of Industry 5.0 principles, which focus on human-centric approaches and advanced technologies, offers a promising avenue to address these multifaceted challenges.

We invite contributions that explore the latest research developments in creating supply chains that balance efficiency with sustainability and resilience.

Potential exploration themes may include:

Human-Centric Supply Chain Design: Integrating human values and ethics into supply chain management, and examining the impact on performance and employee well-being.

Sustainable Supply Chain Management: Innovations in green logistics, circular economy practices, and lifecycle assessment for reducing environmental impacts.

Resilience in Supply Chains: Strategies for enhancing supply chain resilience to disruptions, risk management frameworks, and case studies on adaptive practices.

Industry 5.0 and Supply Chains: The role of advanced technologies (AI, IoT, robotics) in fostering human-centric and sustainable supply chains, and improving decision-making and efficiency.

Ethical Supply Chain Practices: Social responsibility, ethical sourcing, and fair labor practices within global supply chains.

Green Logistics: Sustainable transportation methods and innovations in reducing the carbon footprint of logistics and distribution.

Circular Economy in Supply Chains: Implementing circular economy principles, minimizing waste, and case studies on successful models.

Supply Chain Risk Management: Identifying and mitigating risks, and building robust, adaptable supply chains.

We welcome original research articles, case studies, and reviews that delve into the synergies between Industry 5.0, sustainability, and resilience. Contributions that explore the intersection of these areas and their impact on the Triple Bottom Line (3BL)—people, planet, and profit—are highly encouraged. Both experimental testing and analytical modeling approaches are invited.

We look forward to receiving your contributions and advancing the discourse on building supply chains that are human-centric, sustainable, and resilient.

Keywords:Human-Centric Supply Chain; Sustainable Supply Chain Management; Resilience in Supply Chains; Supply Chain Sustainability; Supply Chain Resilience; Ethical Supply Chain Practices; Green Logistics; Circular Economy in Supply Chains; Supply Chain Risk Management; Social Responsibility in Supply Chains

This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 8, SDG 12, and SDG 13.