Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Logistics (ICIL) 2025

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.