Abstract

The methods and tools for the performance measurement and evaluation of the green supply chain management are very important elements for the construction and function of this type of supply chain. The result is a presentation of the considerations underlying a very general model, which presents some selected tools, but no breakdown of individual industries. The considerations undertaken are important and have scientific added value as usually in practice, a very large number of tools are used to assess the supply chain, which are not always correlated or adapted to the specificity of the chain. It is worth pointing out which of the already used or completely new tools and methods will be most useful for assessing the green supply chain. The structure of the paper covers the theoretical and empirical. It includes an introduction, our goals and hypotheses, state of the art, methodology, empirical findings, and discussion. We present the definitional differences between green and sustainable supply chains and focus on the selection and identification of methods for the framework model for evaluating the green supply chain. In the next step, the theoretical and selected method and tools were compared to a survey of Poland. On the basis of the survey, we present the findings and discussions found in this area. The main methodology used includes a literature review, a survey analysis using a questionnaire and statistical tools. The survey was carried out in 2015 in sample organizations in Poland. The research results showed that organizations were aware of the environmental elements of measuring and assessing the supply chain from an environmental point of view, but their use depended on many factors: the area, size of the organization, or the industry. If certain boundary conditions are met and the organizations are aware of the essence of environmental aspects in the chain, then they are applying green measures to the supply chain. These findings provide a glimpse into the measurement system and show that organizations still have yet to understand the essence of green and sustainable performance measurement, the meaning of its application, and the benefits it brings. However, traditional measurement still plays a large role, so it is important to reflect on how to convince organizations to pay more attention to environmental aspects, while at the same time applying a green supply chain assessment model. These results are a framework in which to start building a green supply chain assessment model. The empirical research aimed to answer the question of whether theoretical and sustainable management tools have already played a role in perceiving and assessing the green supply chain.

Highlights

  • In literature and in business practices, it is possible to find many tools and methods to assess and evaluate a supply chain

  • From a scientific point of view, which at the same time shows the scientific value added, it is essential to find tools and methods that support the management of a green supply chain

  • There can be found traditional tools, methods, and instruments, where improvements or adaptations can be applied to green supply chains

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Summary

Introduction

In literature and in business practices, it is possible to find many tools and methods to assess and evaluate a supply chain. The purpose of this paper outside of the theoretical aspect was to confront theory with economic practice, to draw conclusions, and to indicate what could be done in the future to change the present state of knowledge and awareness, and the green rules and tools—dominating supply chain assessment and other aspects were only an additional element. The considerations presented by the authors are based on the critical analysis of the literature They indicate the importance of the considerations and an indication that the measurement of supply chain performance has of importance from both a research and practical point of view [2,3]. Authors described tools, indicators and measurement instruments for the evaluation process in the sustainable and green supply chains.

State of the Art
SSCM—Sustainable Supply Chain Management
Environmental Performance Measurements in Supply Chain
Field Analysis—Preparing of the Empirical Research
Data Collection
Cramer
Discussion and Conclusions
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