About this ebook
In this book, a comprehensive overview on how technological enablers will help the smart and sustainable transition of logistics planning and operations is provided. Specifically, the book focuses on the conceptual development and framework of smart logistics transformation in Industry 5.0, smart and sustainable logistics planning and operations, smart manufacturing logistics and warehousing, data-driven smart logistics and transportation, digital twin of logistics systems, and smart reverse logistics transformation. Most importantly, the role of humans in the smart logistics transformation is predominantly focused on in this book.
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About the author
Hao Yu received his Ph.D. degree in Applied Mathematics and Computational Engineering from UiT—The Arctic University of Norway in 2018. At the moment, he is a tenured Associate Professor and the Director of Master Program of Industrial Engineering at UiT—The Arctic University of Norway. His research focuses on applied operations research and real-problem-driven model development to solve complex problems in sustainable supply chain, reverse logistics, location and network design, service systems, scheduling, and smart manufacturing and logistics in Industry 4.0/5.0. He is the Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems and World Journal of Engineering, and editorial member of several other journals. He also manages or being a key member of several national and international projects, and his current research focuses on the combination of predictive analytics, prescriptive analytics, and descriptive analytics in an Industry 5.0 enabled Smart Digital Logistics Twin that can be used in, for example, reverse logistics, humanitarian/epidemic logistics, and reconfigurable remanufacturing systems.
