The impact of green manufacturing on the transition to the green supply chain in the Iraqi industrial companies

Abstract

In this paper, the six green supply chain (GSC) operations dimensions effect on transition to GSC and performance improvement (Pi) in Iraqi manufacturing were discussed. Samples of 220 in (15) companies were collected from the manufacturing industry. GSC operations and measuring five independent variables were performed including green manufacturing (GM), green purchasing (GP), green information systems (GIS), green logistics (GL), cooperation with customers (CWC), and eco-design (ED). From preliminary factor and regression analysis, an outcome except for GP, the remaining five variables were used for prediction purposes PI. But, ED of green operations Tracked GIS has shown the greatest effect on the PI. As a result, the industry companies managers must not only implement ED in their SC but also should focus on appropriate control and implementation for GIS to raise their companies’ performance. The basic contribution of the present paper is the negative GP effect which observed to PI, especially in the case of Iraq manufacturing industry. Another value outcome is that GP is an important former economically in the US manufacturing companies.