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Thematic Section linked to IJCIEOM 2027, published in the journal Production (ABEPRO).

Thematic Section

Regenerative and Intelligent Pathways toward the Twin Transition in Industrial Engineering and Operations Management

Driving Responsible Production and Consumption through Systemic Circularity and Interconnected Value Ecosystems

Operations management and production planning are undergoing a twin transition, in which digitalization and sustainability increasingly reinforce one another. Advances in Industry 4.0/5.0, data-driven planning and artificial intelligence are reshaping how organizations plan, schedule and control production, while growing pressure for regenerative and circular practices pushes production systems toward more resilient and sustainable configurations.

This Thematic Section advances knowledge on how operations management and production planning can be reconceived and operationalized under the twin transition — addressing trade-offs between efficiency, resilience, sustainability and human-centered values, with particular attention to systemic circularity, responsible production and consumption, regenerative practices, and the coordination of interconnected value ecosystems enabled by digital intelligence.

Submit your papers by 30 October 2026
  • JournalProduction (ABEPRO)
  • Linked eventXXXIII IJCIEOM 2027
  • ConferencePUC-Rio · June 14–16, 2027
  • Final decision21 April 2027
Where papers are published

About the journal Production

Production (formerly Produção) is the flagship journal of ABEPRO — the Brazilian Association of Production Engineering. Created in 1990 (ISSN 0103-6513), it provides an internationally respected channel for original and relevant research in Operations, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, and Production Engineering and Management.

Articles undergo double-blind peer review and accepted works are published in English in continuous flow.

Flagship journal

ABEPRO's journal since 1990 · ISSN 0103-6513.

Double-blind review

Rigorous peer review under Production's editorial standards.

Published in English

International reach across the field.

Continuous flow

Accepted papers publish on a rolling basis during 2027.

Objectives & rationale

What this Thematic Section seeks to advance

We invite submissions offering empirical evidence, theoretical frameworks, methodological contributions, simulation models and applied studies. Strong empirical grounding and explicit implications for Production Engineering and Operations Management are particularly welcome.

Topics of interest

Where your contribution fits

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following areas.

Twin transition in operations & production planning

  • Conceptual and empirical foundations of the twin transition
  • Production planning and control under digitalization and sustainability pressures
  • Operations strategy and capability development for digital and regenerative transformation
  • Human-centricity, responsible innovation and organizational change

Systemic circularity & regenerative production

  • Circular production systems, closed-loop supply chains and industrial symbiosis
  • Regenerative operations, remanufacturing, reuse, repair and product-life extension
  • Responsible production and consumption, product-service systems, circular business models
  • Decarbonization, resource efficiency and pathways to carbon neutrality

Interconnected value ecosystems & supply networks

  • Inter-organizational collaboration and ecosystem orchestration
  • Digital platforms, data sharing, traceability and interoperability
  • Supplier–customer integration and multi-tier supply networks
  • Resilient, sustainable and regenerative value network design

Digital intelligence & decision-making

  • Industry 4.0/5.0 and data-driven production planning
  • AI, generative AI, analytics, digital twins and decision-support systems
  • Multi-criteria and multi-objective decision-making for twin-transition trade-offs
  • Performance measurement in systems undergoing the twin transition

Resilience, sustainability & human-centric operations

  • Resilient production and operations systems
  • Sustainability and social impact in operations management
  • Human–technology collaboration, workforce implications and Quality 5.0
  • Risk, uncertainty and adaptive operations in turbulent environments

Methods & applied decision support

  • Optimization, simulation and operations research for circular, sustainable production
  • Empirical modelling, field studies, surveys, case research and mixed methods
  • Decision-support systems validated in real production or supply-network contexts
  • Performance measurement frameworks and intervention studies
Timeline

Key dates

Submitted papers enter peer review on a rolling basis as they are received — without waiting for the deadline.

Call opensSeptember 2026
Submission deadline30 October 2026
First editorial decision (Reject or Revise — R1)17 January 2027
Revised version submission (R1)14 February 2027
Further review rounds (R2/R3), if required14 Feb – 21 Apr 2027
Final decision (conference-linked papers)21 April 2027
IJCIEOM 2027 — presentation of accepted papersJune 14–16, 2027
PublicationContinuous flow, 2027
Guest editorial team

Meet the editors

RB

Rafael Garcia Barbastefano

CEFET-RJ, Brazil

Professor in the Graduate Program in Production and Systems at CEFET/RJ and General Conference Chair of IJCIEOM 2027. His research spans operations research, logistics, production systems, innovation and quantitative decision support.

OQ

Osvaldo Luiz Gonçalves Quelhas

UFF, Brazil

Professor at UFF with doctoral training in Production Engineering and extensive academic leadership in production engineering, management systems and sustainability, with longstanding experience in graduate education and research networks.

JR

João Carlos Gonçalves dos Reis

Lusófona University, Portugal

Assistant Professor in Service Science, Operations and Supply Chain Management at Lusófona University. He holds a doctorate in Industrial Engineering and researches operations management and service and supply-chain systems.

LS

Luiz Felipe Scavarda

PUC-Rio, Brazil

Professor in the Industrial Engineering Department at PUC-Rio and Deputy Conference Chair of IJCIEOM 2027. His research focuses on supply chain integration, logistics and operations management.

How to submit

Submission details

1 · Prepare

Follow the author guidelines and prepare a manuscript with clear motivation, objectives, methodological soundness and original contribution.

2 · Select the section

In the submission system, select: Thematic Section — Regenerative and Intelligent Pathways toward the Twin Transition…

3 · Present at IJCIEOM 2027

Accepted papers for this Thematic Section must be presented at IJCIEOM 2027 by at least one author.

Ready to submit?

Manuscripts enter Production's editorial and double-blind peer-review process on a rolling basis. Deadline: 30 October 2026.