Abstract
Globally, increasing environmental issues are gaining attention to facilitate the adoption of green innovation for sustainable supply chain management (SSCM). Sustainable environmental practices have been well-considered in the literature; however, no study has focused on adopting green innovation practices for sustainable development. Thus, environmental management authorities are putting pressure on industries to implement green innovation criteria for SSCM operations. Moreover, it is important to select traditional suppliers to transform its practices to that of sustainable supply chains in order to achieve the industry’s sustainable supply chain goals. In response, this research identified and analyzed the green innovation criteria for SSCM and then selected a supplier that could implement green aspects in the SSCM. This study developed an integrated multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) model using the fuzzy analytical hierarchy process (FAHP) and the fuzzy technique for order of preference by similarity to ideal solution (FTOPSIS). The objective of this study was to analyze suppliers to implement green innovation criteria for SSCM practices in the textile manufacturing companies of China. This study reviewed and identified three green innovation criteria and seventeen sub-criteria. Then, the FAHP technique was employed to analyze and rank green innovation criteria and sub-criteria. Finally, the FTOPSIS method was used to investigate and rank eight suppliers. The findings of the FAHP indicated that economic (EC) criteria were the most vital green innovation criteria in the SSCM. Furthermore, the FTOPSIS results revealed that supplier 5 was the most suitable supplier for implementing green innovation criteria in the SSCM. These findings will help managers, practitioners, and policymakers implement green innovation criteria in sustainable manufacturing supply chains.
Highlights
Green innovation has become a familiar and popular topic of interest throughout the world due to increasing environmental concerns [1]
We adopted a hybrid decision methodology based on the fuzzy analytical hierarchy process (FAHP) and FTOPSIS
The results of three green innovation criteria and seventeen sub-criteria are identified using the FAHP methodology. These determined green innovations are suitable for Sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) practices in the manufacturing industry
Summary
Green innovation has become a familiar and popular topic of interest throughout the world due to increasing environmental concerns [1]. Processes 2020, 8, 717 stringent governmental policies, and environmental practitioners who seek to integrate sustainability into their own supply chain operations [3]. In this regard, various industrial sectors, such as those of agriculture, manufacturing, mining, and construction, are applying green innovation practices to SSCM [4,5]. Industries are keenly responsible for their supply chain operations since they are significant contributors to polluting the environment To prevent such hazardous environmental practices, industries should apply more eco-standards and regulations for adopting green innovation and sustainable supply chain operations [6]
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