Abstract
Rapid environmental depletion and ever-increasing CO2 emission have necessitated an environment-friendly manufacturing practice for industries across the globe. In this perspective, green manufacturing (GM) practices were conceptualized and practiced by large scale enterprises of developed countries. However, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in developing countries are struggling to adopt GM practices. There are many reasons for this struggle in a developing country like India. To shed light on this issue, this research work intends to identify, analyze and rank the predominant barriers, which restrict implementing of GM practices in Indian manufacturing small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Based on a comprehensive literature review and experts’ opinion by employing the Delphi method (DM), the study revealed 25 barriers, in three broad categories, of GM implementation in Indian SMEs. The identified barriers are ranked, and their interrelationships are explored using a novel integrated multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) framework, with a combination of Decision-Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory Model (DEMATEL), Analytical Network Process (ANP), and Technique for Order Performance by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) in a fuzzy context. A sensitivity analysis is performed to check the consistency of the results. The results reveal that core category, which include several barriers related to lack of internal abilities and strategies, is the most critical category of barriers for manufacturing SMEs in India. In particular, the three most critical barriers are lack of research and development (R&D), failure in eco-design and lack of accreditation respectively. The study findings, which provide valuable insight for SME practitioners of Indian manufacturing SMEs, can be used to formulate appropriate strategies to overcome the barriers.
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