As global sustainability challenges continue to mount, the need for a transformative approach in supply chain management becomes increasingly evident. This presentation focuses on the shift from a traditional sustainability framework to a more comprehensive circular economy perspective. The abstract highlights the key challenges faced by sustainability practices and emphasizes the advantages of embracing circularity in supply chains. By adopting an eco-centric economy approach, businesses can create closed-loop systems that minimize waste, promote resource efficiency, and foster economic growth. This abstract sets the stage for a thought-provoking discussion on the benefits and potential of circular economy in reshaping supply chains for a sustainable and regenerative future.

Alireza Goli is currently an assistant professor of the Department of Industrial Engineering and Future Studies Faculty of Engineering at the University of Isfahan, Iran. He received his Bachelor and Master Degree in Industrial Engineering from Golpayegan University of Technology (Iran, 2013) and Isfahan University of Technology (Iran, 2015), respectively. Then, he received a Ph.D. degree in Industrial Engineering from Yazd University (Iran, 2019). Recently, he has been featured among the "World’s Top 2% Researchers/Scientists in 2021" list identified by Elsevier BV, Stanford University. He has published more than 60 papers in high-quality journals and conferences and has been serving as a reviewer in many reputed journals such as IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy System, Journal of Supercomputing, and Annals of Operations Research. He has been serving on the guest editorial board in several journals such as Annals of Operations Research (Springer) and Environmental Science and Pollution Research (Springer). In addition, He has been serving as a reviewer in many reputed journals such as Supercomputing, IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy System, and expert system with application. He is working as a member of the editorial board in different journals like Mathematical Problems in Engineering and Journal of Applied Research on Industrial Engineering. His current research interests include supply chain management, disaster relief optimization, meta-heuristic algorithms, robust optimization, artificial intelligence, and portfolio management.