Logistics and supply chain systems (SCSs) are an important part of industrial systems. In order to establish an optimal logistics and supply chain system (SCS), the systems approach which focuses on the “whole picture” and achieving “global optimality” should be adopted. In this special issue, we collect and feature papers which explore different problems in logistics and SCSs. Important approaches, such as game theory, simulation, metaheuristics, robust control, fuzzy sets, and multiobjective optimization, are found to be employed in exploring problems in logistics and SCSs. We conclude this article by discussing “what is next” for research in logistics and SCSs engineering in the Industry 4.0 era and beyond.

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物流与供应链系统工程特刊的客座编辑

物流和供应链系统（SCS）是工业系统的重要组成部分。为了建立一个最优的物流和供应链系统（SCS），应该采用着眼于“全局”、实现“全局最优”的系统方法。在本期特刊中，我们收集并精选了探讨物流和 SCS 中不同问题的论文。一些重要的方法，如博弈论、模拟、元启发式、鲁棒控制、模糊集和多目标优化，被发现用于探索物流和 SCS 中的问题。我们通过讨论工业 4.0 时代及以后物流和 SCS 工程研究的“下一步是什么”来结束本文。