Challenges and Opportunities of Circular Economy in Agri-Food Sector, 1st ed. 2021 Rethinking Waste Environmental Footprints and Eco-design of Products and Processes Series

• Given novelty of the research area and the need for industry & academia, we will publish 14-18 high-quality Chapters in this book. The tentative Chapters list may be provided soon.

• Tentative topics:

  • Smart and sustainable mfg. systems
  • Environment impact and mitigation
  • Circular economy business models
  • 6Rs
  • Sustainable Supply Chain and Waste Mgmt.
  • Ecosystems and Mfg.
  • Sustainable Innovations Mgmt.
  • Life Cycle Engg. and Assessment
  • Green and By-Products
  • Reverse Logistics
  • Zero-Waste Production
  • Resources and Efficiency Mgmt.
  • Future Eco-Factory
  • Solid and Electronic Waste Mgmt.
  • Sustainable Food Value Chain
  • Circular economy product designs and mfg.
  • Climate change policy and adaptation;
  • Energy and Environmental policy
  • Industrial ecology

Dr. Rahul S Mor is a researcher of operational design & development, agri-food supply chain, manufacturing strategies, etc., and works as Assistant Professor at the Dept. of Food Engineering, National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management, Kundli, Sonepat, India. He holds a Ph.D. in Industrial and Production Engineering, specializing in Supply Chain & Operations Analytics. He has authored/co-authored over 50 publications in international refereed SCI, ABDC, ABS ranked journals of high impact factor and Chapters & Conference papers with Elsevier, Springer, Taylor & Francis, IGI Global, etc. His recent research focuses on ‘Managing supply chain disruptions, Benchmarking, Performance measurement, Digital technologies, etc. He has the exposure of executing R&C projects in the manufacturing and food sector.
Dr. Mor is the Area Editor and Managing Guest Editor: Operations Management Research (Springer Nature), Int. J. Logistics Research & Applications (Taylor & Francis); Guest Editor: IEEE Trans. on Engg. Mgmt. (IEEE); Associate Editor: Supply Chain Forum: An Int. J. (Taylor & Francis); Editor: Int. J. Supply & Opr. Mgmt. (KU); Editorial Board: J. Dairy Science (Elsevier), FSFS, IJCEWM, IJLT, etc., and reviewer of many international journals. Currently, Dr. Mor is editing various books on ‘Agri-Food 4.0, ‘Circular Economy’, ‘OSCM in Food Industry’, ‘Industry 4.0’ with Springer, Emerald, EAI-Springer. He is a member of many professional societies. 

Dr. Anupama Panghal is Assistant Professor at the Dept of Food Business Management & Entrepreneurship Development, National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management, Kundli, Sonipat, India. Prior to that she has worked  with Thapar University, Patiala, India, and National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India, New Delhi. She was also selected by G

Offers unique insights into the circular economy and sustainability from various viewpoints methods and tools

Accumulates evidence-based cases illustrating on Agri-Food organization's transition from linear to circular economy

Highlights how sustainable development helps meeting the present needs without compromising the ability of future needs