Abstract
The Internet of Things (IoT) is the next generation of internet-connected information communication technologies (ICT). IoT typically integrates supply chain activities to enhance green supply chain performance (GSCP). Since every organization has different IoT capabilities in comparison with other organizations, GSCP can enable supply chain integration activities for enhanced performance. The implementation of an IoT system can reduce the consumption of organizational resources like energy, electricity, and time and can increase the operational speed to gain better logistics and, ultimately, improved supply chain performance. This study has developed and empirically tested the relationship between IoT capabilities, energy consumption behavior (ECB), supply chain integration, green training (GT), and supply chain practices. Such a multidisciplinary relationship has not previously been established in the literature. The proposed study can fulfill the literature gap and opens new horizons for interdisciplinary research. Data used in this study are collected through offline and online survey methods. A total number of 250 out of 400 respondents participated in the survey. Data has been analyzed through partial least square—structure equation modeling (PLS—SEM) technique. The results of this study empirically test the developed model. IoT has a positive effect on supplier integration (SI), and customer integration (CI). Furthermore, SI and CI have a mediating role between IoT and GSCP, and GT has a positive impact on GSCP. It is concluded that the implementation of IoT can integrate CI and SI to increase GSCP. GT and ECB can ultimately improve GSCP. Additionally, the use of technology and GT can motivate employees to save energy and protect the environment to increase GSCP.
Highlights
Internet of Things (IoT) is a prominent innovation in the field of information and communication technologies where IoT can connect different devices through the internet [1]
Considering this research gap, the study presented in this paper investigates and develops a relationship between IoT, Supplier Integration (SI), Customer Integration (CI), energy consumption behavior (ECB), green training (GT), and green supply chain performance (GSCP) and tests this relationship empirically
This study focuses on IoT, SI, CI, ECB, GT, and GSCP; all these concepts are practically implemented in modern retail stores [76]
Summary
Internet of Things (IoT) is a prominent innovation in the field of information and communication technologies where IoT can connect different devices through the internet [1]. Sci. 2018, 8, 2481 processes, devices, and people located at different places around the world [3] These days, most of the organizations are using information and communication technologies (such as entrepreneur resources planning (ERP), computers, email, smartphones, barcodes, fax, radio frequency identification (RFID), and many other advanced technologies) for communicating and sharing real-time information [3]. The functionality of these technologies can be increased through internet connectivity [4]. The IoT can interlink all these supply chain processes through the internet and can provide support for the global monitoring of such business activities. The rest of the paper includes a literature review relevant to the studied variables, followed by the methodology, results, and conclusion
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