Sustainable Supply Chain Management Practices: An Environmental Perspective in Indian Manufacturing Companies

Abstract

The study investigated sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) practices pertaining to environmental perspective of manufacturing companies in India. Using factor analysis, the study identified three dimensions under environmental. It included companies from distinct sectors. Sample was collected from executives working in the area of supply chain, and a total of one hundred and one responses from 96 manufacturing companies were analyzed for environmental issues that are being practiced in supply chain management. The results exposed environmental sustainable practices being practiced by Indian manufacturing companies. The study also investigated the relationship among different issues like waste management, scarcity of raw materials, liquid waste discharge, ground water level, environmental friendly transportation system, production process, of gaseous emissions, core manufacturing activities of supply chain and impact of product usage on environment in relation to manufacturing companies participated in the survey. Lastly, it proposed framework to implement the SSCM practice of environmental prospective among Indian manufacturing companies.