This book compiles the contributions to the 16th International Conference on Industrial Logistics (ICIL 2025), held in Tokyo, Japan, from 30 October to 2 November 2025. Now in its fourth decade, ICIL continues to serve as a key forum where scholars and practitioners share their research in the fields of industrial logistics and supply chain management. The volume features peer reviewed contributions spanning multiple areas, including transportation, warehousing, in plant logistics, and extending to contemporary themes such as Industry 5.0, digital transformation, sustainability, reverse logistics, and smart systems integration.

The book examines topics such as how advanced automation and data intensive operations are reshaping logistics operations. The papers combine theoretical advances and real-world applications, illustrating how organizations respond to digital transformation and mounting sustainability imperatives. Covering topics ranging from automation to simulation modeling and optimization, the book offers valuable perspectives on existing challenges as well as innovative ideas in industrial logistics and supply chain management.

Contains peer-reviewed papers from a long-standing international conference on industrial logistics Explores Industry 5.0 and digital transformation with practical insights for navigating future logistics challenges Presents real-world applications, aiding professionals in solving logistics challenges

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Dr. U. Aytun Ozturk is Professor of Management Science at Ritsumeikan University in Japan. He earned his BS from the University of California, Berkeley, and his MS and PhD from the University of Pittsburgh. Since 2003, he has held academic positions in the United States, China, and Japan, teaching undergraduate and graduate courses including business analytics, data science, management science, quantitative methods, and operations management. He has applied his expertise in operations research to contexts ranging from manufacturing to tourism. His research has appeared in prominent journals, including Omega: The International Journal of Management Science and IEEE Transactions on Power Systems.

Dr. Petri Helo is a Professor of Industrial Management at the University of Vaasa in Finland and head of the Networked Value Systems Research Group and Masters Programme of Industrial Engineering and Management. Since 2003, Dr. Helo has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in operations management, enterprise resource planning, and supply chain analytics. His research focuses on digital supply chains, logistics systems, and industrial AI, with applications in manufacturing, energy, and logistics. His work appears in journals such as the International Journal of Production Economics, International Journal of Production Research, Journal of Cleaner Production, Computers in Industry. In addition to his academic role, he serves as Chair of the Board at Wapice Ltd. and holds board positions in several technology companies.

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Digital Twin Applied to Oil and Gas Production: A Path to Performance Improvement.- Driving Transformation: A Quinquennial Analysis of Dacia's Just-in-Time Industrial Rebirth and Production Logistics in Romania.- Engineering Education for Industry 5.0: A Systemic Approach to AI-Driven Talent Development.- Examining Sustainability Myths in Supply Chain Research in a World Shaped by Industry 5.0.- Product Configuration SystemApplication of Artificial Intelligence in Supply Chain Management.- Use of Generative AI in LogisticsCase Study of Croatia.- Challenges in the Electrification of Logistics Road Transportation.- Determinants of Reverse Logistics in the Era of the Challenges of a Circular Economy.- Generative Artificial Intelligence for Reverse Logistics and Closed-Loop Supply Chains.- Mapping and Prioritising Logistics Barriers to Textile Recycling in India: An Integrated DEMATEL-BWM Analysis.- A Cluster Based Genetic Algorithm for Product Allocation Across Multiple Warehouse.- A Combinatorial Algorithm for the Platoon Formation Problem for Electric Commercial Vehicles.- A Constraint Learning Approach to Route Energy Minimization Using LSTM and TimeGPT-Based Demand Prediction in Waste Management System.- A Model to Guide Visibility Investments in Complex Distribution Networks.- Coordination of Price Promotions and Inventory Policy.- Modeling Last-Mile Deliveries in Urban Areas Using Crowd Logistics.- Application of Digital Technologies in Warehouse.- Bio-Inspired in-Plant Logistics Using Open-Source Tools.- Enhancing Sustainability and Efficiency in Log Transportation through the Electrification of the Powertrain.- Nano Fulfilment Centres in Smart Cities.- Proposal of a Warehousing Plan for BOP System Components Using the Soft DSR Approach.- The framework for strategic decision making for the implementation of collaborative mobile robots for warehouse automatisation: methodology presentation.- Weight Labeling as a Low-Cost Intervention to Improve Picking Performance and Ergonom-ics: Results from Two Controlled Experiments.- Adoption of Self-Service Technologies in the Retail Supply Chain.- Blind Multi-Stage Scoring Auctions with Two-Sided Incomplete Information for Govern-ment Procurement.- Containership Fuel Efficiency and Emissions under Reduced Speed Conditions.- Dynamic Relationships between Productivity, Growth, and ROI in Estonia's Logistics Sec-tor: A Panel Data Analysis.- Global Vehicle Carrier Network and Trade Analysis Using AIS Data.- Supply Chain Performance Management and Measurement Systems in Oil and Gas: A Con-ceptual Metamodel for Offshore Drilling Companies.- Understanding Humanitarian Supply Chain Resilience: A System Dynamics Framework.- Which Country Counts? The Limits of Country-of-Origin Labels in Global Supply Chains.