Nevertheless, there are not many articles that deal with modelling
and analysis of SOM decision making at strategic, tactical and
operational levels that are important for implementation of SOM
decisions. The aim of this special issue is to help researchers and
decision makers to understand the strategies, tactics and implementation
processes involved in SOM decisions and the performance measures and
metrics through modelling and analysis of SOM. With the help of these
articles appearing in this special issue, one should be able to gain a
better understanding of the issues involved in SOM and how to model and
evaluate SOM decision-making environments and decisions through
appropriate modelling and analysis of both manufacturing and service
supply chains. The scope of the special issue is to present researchers
and senior managers with conceptual modelling and analysis of various
sustainable operations decisions and their performance outcomes in
supply chains. This includes optimisation related to closed-loop chains,
carbon footprinting of supply chains, life-cycle management, greening
supply chains, green and reverse logistics, product and process
development towards improving energy savings, efficiency of transport
and other related areas. Emphasis is placed on sustainable operations
design, modelling and analysis, optimisation, and their performance
measurement in a supply chain. The special issue contains articles that
cover the following topics:
- Implications of SOM in the 21st century organisational competitiveness;
- Modelling of performance measures and metrics in SOM;
- Modelling and assessment of life-cycle perspectives of SOM;
- Modelling of cost/benefit and risk considerations/realizsations in SOM;
- Macro-economic or industry-wide modelling and assessment of sustainable policies and actions;
- Justification for SOM through conceptual modelling and analysis through the use of OR techniques;
- Selecting SOM alternatives through appropriate Operations Research modelling and analysis;
- Models for studying the impact of sustainable operations initiatives and policies;
- Optimal supply chain configuration from a strategic, tactical or operational perspective;
- Performance measures and models for SOM decisions;
- Partnership development for SOM through modelling and optimisation.
The 11 papers appearing in this special issue deal with the above
issues of modelling and analysis of SOM. A brief summary of each article
is presented below.
SOM can be defined as the operations
strategies, tactics and techniques, and operational policies to support
both the economic and the environmental objectives and goals. The
subject of sustainability has gained much attention from both
researchers and practitioners over the past 6–8 years. Most of the
articles deal with sustainability from an environmental perspective, but
not many of them integrate both economic and environmental
implications. Moreover, there is a limited focus on modelling and
analysis of SOM integrating the interests of both economic and
environmental interests. To address this, Gunasekaran, Irani,
Papadopoulos in their paper entitled Modelling and Analysis of Sustainable Operations Management: Certain Investigations for Research and Applications
review the papers on modelling and analysis of SOM. Therefore, an
attempt has been made in this paper to review the extant literature on
SOM. The objective is to understand the definition of SOM and present
the current status of research in modelling and analysis, as well as
future research directions in the field. Considering the recent focus on
the subject, they review the literature beginning in 2000 in order to
make the study current and more relevant for both researchers and
practitioners.
Further more information about this articles, please you check on Journal of the Operational Research Society.
By Angappa Gunasekaran & Zahir Irani
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