Annals of Operations Research - SDG 12 Related Publications from the Annals of Operations Research

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The UN Sustainable Development Goal 12 (SDG 12) "Responsible Consumption & Production" exists to promote resource and energy efficiency and ensure greener lifestyles and production patterns. 

Articles from the Annals of Operations Research address issues directly related to SDG 12. Below are a few highlights from the journal that seek to drive sustainable consumption and production.

• Optimization of network redundancy and contingency planning in sustainable and resilient supply chain resource management under conditions of structural dynamics
  Alexander Pavlov, Dmitry Ivanov, Dmitry Pavlov & Alexey Slinko
  Annals of Operations Research (Published Online 05 March 2019)

• Green process innovation through Industry 4.0 technologies and supply chain coordination
  Baolong Liu & Pietro De Giovanni
  Annals of Operations Research (Published Online 20 December 2019)

• Importance of sustainable operations in food loss: evidence from the Belgian food processing industry
  Manoj Dora, Joshua Wesana, Xavier Gellynck, Nitin Seth, Bidit Dey & Hans De Steur
  Annals of Operations Research Vol. 290, Pages 47–72 (2020)

• A hybrid model for investigating and selecting a sustainable supply chain for agri-produce in India
  Ankur Chauhan, Harpreet Kaur, Sachin Yadav & Suresh Kumar Jakhar
  Annals of Operations Research Vol. 290, Pages 621–642 (2020)

• Development of a multi-objective model for the design of sustainable supply chains: the case of perishable food products
  Volha Yakavenka, Ioannis Mallidis, Dimitrios Vlachos, Eleftherios Iakovou & Zafeiriou Eleni
  Annals of Operations Research Vol. 294, Pages 593–621 (2020)

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