This book offers a selection of the best papers presented at the annual international scientific conference “Digital Transformation in Industry: Trends, Management, Strategies, ” which was held by the Institute of Economics of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Ekaterinburg, Russia) on October 28, 2022.
The book focuses on concepts for initiating digitalization processes and identifying successful digital transformation strategies in all sectors of industry. Key topics include the sustainability of digital transformation in uncertain dynamics; conditions of uncertainty and barriers; industrial logistics in the new reality; best practices for implementing digital solutions to ensure sustainable, barrier-free and flexible supply chains; the achievement of sustainability in the process of digital transition; the adaptation of enterprises to the ESG concept through digital solutions; assessing the impact of industrial digital transformation on society and the environment; and clarifying how ESG aspects affect the economy. The experiences of various countries, regions and types of enterprise implementing IT and other technological innovations are also included, making the book a valuable asset for researchers and managers alike.
About the author
Dr. Vikas Kumar is Director of Research and a Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management at Bristol Business School, University of the West of England, UK. He serves on the editorial boards of six international journals including International Journal of Supply Chain and Operations Resilience, International Journal of Service, and International Journal of Manufacturing Systems. Prof. Kumar’s current research focus is on sustainable supply chain management and Supply Chain 4.0. His other research interests include supply chain improvement, short food supply chains, green supply chains, process modelling, innovation in SMEs, operations strategy, and service supply chains.
Dr. Grigorios L. Kyriakopoulos is a Teaching and Research Associate at the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Greece. He has 25 years of research and teaching experience at the NTUA, Hellenic Naval Academy, Hellenic Merchant Marine Academy, and School of Pedagogical and Technological Education of Athens. Dr. Kyriakopoulos was included in Stanford University’s list of the World’s Top 2% most cited scientists in the main fields of enabling & strategic technologies, energy and environmental sciences for the year 2020. He currently serves as (co)editor for books and special issues in the fields of engineering, the environment, business and management, renewable energy sources, education, and behavioral ecology.
Dr. Victoria Akberdina is Deputy Director of the Institute of Economics of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences and Head of the Department of Regional Industrial Policy and Economic Security. She conducts fundamental and applied research on problems concerning industrial policy formation, forecasting methodologies, and modeling the evolution of the economic and technological development of industrial complexes, as well as the structural dimensions of economic development. In 2019, she was selected as a Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
Evgeny Kuzmin is a researcher at the Department of Regional Economic Policy and Economic Security at the Institute of Economics of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences. He is a reviewer for high-impact international journals including Journal of Cleaner Production, Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues, and Economy of Region. His research interests include risk, uncertainty, economic crises, sustainability, public-private partnerships, industrialization, industrial policy, industry markets, modeling, economic growth and development, and entrepreneurship.
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