Dear Mahshad Ghazali,

Taking into account your research interests in operational management, including the issues of sustainable development and supply chain management, I propose the following research topic: Improving sustainable supply chain management, including the analysis of the determinants of operational (business continuity) and strategic (development, investment) management and operational risk factors by implementing new information technologies, ICT and Industry 4.0. As part of this issue, it is also possible to include the analysis of the possibilities of applying new green energy technologies and eco-innovations in order to improve the sustainable management of the supply chain, including increasing the scale of energy savings and switching to renewable and zero-emission energy sources. This issue is important in the context of the currently developing energy crisis and the prospective climate crisis, which is likely to deepen in the coming decades.

Kind regards,

Dariusz Prokopowicz

Greetings Mahshad,

At first, I wish you all the best in your studies and career.

Operations Management is a broaden field. In my opinion, issues relating to Sustainable Operations Management are the most discussed in the recent lirature.

I'm working on my Ph.D. thesis in Industrial Engineering and I'm focused on issues in the context of operations management; furthermore, I'm always trying to discuss contemporary issues such as---Sustainability, Contemporary business management, Systemic approach and evidence-based decision-making for production systems, systemic decision-making and prodction systems' reliability and safety, etc.

Also, my last published articles are consequences of the scientific research's trend in Industrial Engineering and Operations Management. You can find them via the following links:

*Title: Systems-based Approach to Contemporary Business Management: An Enabler of Business Sustainability in a Context of Industry 4.0, Circular Economy, Competitiveness and Diverse Stakeholders: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/363242617_Systems-based_approach_to_contemporary_business_management_An_enabler_of_business_sustainability_in_a_context_of_industry_40_circular_economy_competitiveness_and_diverse_stakeholders

*Title: Systems Theory and Evidence-Based Decision-Making as Keys for Arbitrating between Optimal Production and Efficient Maintenance: A Case Study: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/362160971_Systems_Theory_and_Evidence-Based_Decision-Making_as_Keys_for_Arbitrating_between_Optimal_Production_and_Efficient_Maintenance_A_Case_Study

Good luck,

Best regards,

Anouar

There seems to be tremendous interests and efforts in digitalization of SCM. In my opinion, the antecedents' conditions must be emphasized so that those efforts to digitalize will be successful.

Social Sustainability in Global Supply Chains