Sustainable Operations in the Age of AI and Big Data

Big data analytics and intelligent technologies transform operations and service practices for enhanced sustainability. As industries adopt environmentally and socially responsible practices, the integration of advanced data-driven techniques presents opportunities to optimize resource efficiency, reduce waste, and improve ethical sourcing. AI, machine learning, IoT, and predictive analytics revolutionize procurement practices and supply chain management. However, challenges emerge in data privacy, interoperability, and scalability. Further exploration into organizational SDGs may reveal new avenues for businesses to maintain operational competitiveness while being mindful of their environmental footprint. Sustainable Operations in the Age of AI and Big Data explores how IoT-generated big data, integrated with advanced analytics, AI, and machine learning, enables sustainable industrial operations across manufacturing, logistics, and warehousing. It addresses implementation challenges, practical applications, and conceptual foundations. This book covers topics such as smart manufacturing, sustainable development, and cybersecurity, and is a useful resource for business owners, engineers, academicians, researchers, and scientists.

Mohammad Kamrul Hasan obtained a Ph.D. in Management Science and Engineering from Shijiazhuang Tiedao University, Hebei, China, in 2024. Before getting his Ph.D., he obtained 2nd Master degree in Business Administration in China. Currently, he is working in School of Business Administration and involved in teaching & research in Tongling University, Tongling, Anhui, China. His research interests mainly include logistics management, green and sustainable logistics, and qualitative and quantitative research methodologies. He has already published a few papers in WoS and SCOPUS-indexed journals.

Dr. Arbia Hlali is a doctor of economics science from the Faculty of Economics and Management of Sfax, University of Sfax, Tunisia. She holds a master of transport and logistics sciences from the higher Institute of industrial management of Sfax, Tunisia. Currently, she is an Assistant Professor at Taibah University, Saudi Arabia. She has international experience in teaching, earlier worked at University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras, San Juan, Puerto Rico, and prior to that at different Universities in Tunisia. Her research interests include Logistics, Supply Chain, Transport Economics, Management, Maritime Transport, Transport Management, Transportation Science, Containers port, Port Management, Advanced Econometrics, Standard Statistical Analysis, Operation Management, strategic Management, Sustainability, among others. She is a prolific researcher and has several publications in renowned journals and books. She works also as editor and reviewer in several international journals.