Green Supply Chain Management Approach Research Articles

Establishment of big data evaluation model for green and sustainable development of enterprises

Big data analytic is described as the complex process of investigating big data to reveal hidden data such as patterns, market trends, and correlation, and customer preferences. This might help to take important decisions. To analyze the big data from the industries we proposed a new optimized green supply chain management approach. This also mitigates the inherent risk that occurs due to hazardous materials. This includes emission of carbons and economic cost. Here we consider three scenarios. The former one is used to deal with the emission of carbon and mitigates the risk. The second scenario can be used to reduce both emission and risk and minimize the overall cost. The latter scenario can be used to reduce all three factors simultaneously. The findings and discussion are performed to showcase the advantages of the proposed method.

Identifying and prioritizing the effective factors in the implementation of green supply chain management in the construction industry

In recent years, environmental protection and sustainability have become significant issues and have attracted everyone's attention. And many organizations are now interested in using it as their strategy to gain customer satisfaction and market share and outperform competitors. This article aims to identify and prioritize the main factors that implement green supply chain management (GSCM) in the construction industry. To achieve the goal, the integrated approach combining is fuzzy decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory (FDEMATEL) and fuzzy analysis network Process (FANP) developed. The parameters employed are in this approach identified through an extensive literature review, and validation is criteria introduced through the experts’ opinions to discuss data uncertainty. First, the FDEMATEL method sets up the interrelationships between the criteria, which used for determining are the most important factors in the GSCM approach. Then, the local weight of the criteria calculated using the FANP approach based on cause and effect relationships, and through the FDEMATEL method. The results of this study show that external factors are the most important and influential factors in the GSCM approach, Therefore, the findings of this study can guide managers to make better use of the GSCM approach in the Iranian construction industry.

Identify, Rank, analyze and implement green supply chain management approach to change (Case Study: Iran Khodro Automotive Group)

Objective: The population of this research managers and experts are active in Iran's automotive vehicle at the time of the study were 230 patients. Experts confirmed the content validity of the questionnaire academia and industry, to get the reliability, Cronbach's alpha coefficient has been obtained Cronbach's alpha reliability 86/0. Methodology: The method of analysis in this study will change the strategic management of knowledge in supply chain management by using models and methods such as SWOT green and fuzzy TOPSIS method, as a useful way to resolve conflicts and guiding managers to find the best way, we find. In fact, the traditional strategy of today's supply chain environment characterized by increased economic pressure and environmental responsibility on behalf of shareholders, not to work properly. Results: The aim of this study is the proper approach in order to intensify or modify a green supply chain strategy, supply chain strategies based on environmental, economic and social. Conclusion: After data analysis using descriptive statistics were the best strategy for the company's strategy ST (Aggressive) that prudent growth strategies or development with the participation of Iranian director Khodro discretionary and selective suggested.

Designing the performance measurement for sustainable supply chain of the crude palm oil (CPO) companies using lean & green supply chain management (LGSCM) approach (Case Study: Indonesia’s palm oil company)

One of the important activities to achieve a sustainable palm oil company is by improving the sustainable supply chain management, especially being in line with the lean and green SCM concepts. The lean concept aims to reduce costs and to increase the effectiveness of the supply chain. While the green concept tries to ensure that the ongoing process keeps bringing good effect on the environment. In designing the performance measurement of the sustainable supply chain through the lean & green supply chain management approach, this study includes a formulation for Key Performance Indicators (KPI) and grouping of the lean and green indicators which are integrated with the balanced scorecard (BSC) perspectives. It obtained 28 KPIs which consists of 15 lean supply chain KPIs and 13 green supply chain KPIs. Based on overall weighting, the highest priority KPI is the company’s total revenue and total operating costs, followed by the total cost of the supply chain (all of them are from a financial perspective). The weights of three KPIs are 0.103, 0.078 and 0.072 respectively.

Greening the supply chain: an empirical study

ABSTRACTThis article examines the notion of green supply chain management (GSCM) in the New Zealand business context. Despite the increasing significance of the GSCM approach at the global level, there is a paucity of empirical research that explores GSCM within the New Zealand business context. This study intends to bridge the gap in the literature by investigating the GSCM practices adopted by New Zealand based companies. To this end, a sample of 23 companies was selected and 29 interviews were conducted with senior corporate managers. The results revealed that most interviewees’ companies were proactive in improving their mid-stream GSCM performance, but the same enthusiasm was not manifested at the upstream and downstream supply chain levels. Hence, we argue that companies need to recognise and embrace the holistic nature of GSCM and promote collaborative supply chain activities to realise improvements in environmental, economic and operational performance.

Choosing the right approach to green your supply chains

Purpose Due to the different institutional pressure such as those from market, regulations and competitors, companies have implemented green supply chain management (GSCM). Unfortunately, tens of GSCM practices exist. Whether all companies should implement GSCM and how to achieve both environmental and economic performance are still not clear for many companies. The purpose of this paper is to develop models that can be helpful for companies to identify right GSCM practices and implement GSCM effectively and efficiently. Design/methodology/approach Based on about 18 years of study on GSCM with four surveys in China in 2001, 2005, 2012 and 2016, as well as numerous site visits and interviews mainly in China but also in Japan, Germany and Canada, this paper explores institutional drivers as well as opportunities and challenges using theoretical analysis and case studies. GSCM is defined considering a product life cycle. A key three-step GSCM approach is theoretically developed considering opportunities and challenges through life cycle analysis (LCA) of a product and position of a company. Findings All companies should implement GSCM practices to avoid risks. To effectively implement GSCM practices, a company should understand the life cycle of its product and its position in the supply chain. A key three-step LCA-based approach can help companies to identify the critical GSCM practices. Originality/value A key three-step LCA-based approach for GSCM implementation is originally developed based on theoretical analysis and eight years of study.

Evaluation of supply chain performance with green supply chain management approach (GSCM) using SCOR and DEMATEL method (case study of PG Krebet Baru Malang)

PG Krebet Baru is one of the companies that have not implemented green supply chain management (GSCM). The main problems currently faced by PG Krebet Baru’s supply chain are low recycling process, fuel waste, and low raw material efficiency. The purpose of this research was to evaluate the performance of green supply chain management in PG Krebet Baru’s supply chain. Thus, alternative improvement can be formulated and proposed to be implemented. The method used in this study was Supply Chain Operation Reference (SCOR) and to determine the alternative of supply chain DEMATEL method was employed. The result of this calculation was 56.12, indicating an average performance for GCSM application in PG Krebet Baru. Alternative improvements proposed were focused on reduction of hazardous material (GP2), worker and environmental sanitation (GM9), product handling (GD1), and reuse of packaging (RL3).

Green supply chain practices and environmental performance in Brazil: Survey, case studies, and implications for B2B

This article examines whether or not customers cooperate in organisations' environmental performance, in what circumstances it happens; and how customers can collaborate with organisations in order to they improve their environmental performance. This research uses both the Ecological Modernisation (EM) and the Resource Dependence Theory (RDT) to analyse the effects of external Green Supply Chain Management (GSCM) practices, namely, ‘Cooperation with Customers’ (CC) and ‘Green Purchasing’ (GP) on the Environmental Performance (EP) of organisations. A multi-method research is used, combining a survey and multiple-case studies of Brazilian organisations. The main results and contributions of this research include: (a) the Brazilian setting, in the context of EM, provides incentives for adopting GSCM practices, especially CC practices; (b) Brazilian organisations depend more on customers than on suppliers to improve EP; and (c) an original matrix for a better understanding of the roles of suppliers and customers to achieve a better EP through a GSCM approach is proposed. This paper provides an extension to EM and RDT theories applied to green operations management by showing that external GSCM can improve EP and such process depends more on CC than GP. Implications for B2B are highlighted.

Identification of performance measures in Indian automobile industry: a green supply chain management approach

The environment is experiencing pressure from various manufacturing industries. Environmental pollution produced from process industries causing very dangerous issues like global warming, production of green house gases and depletion of ozone layer. Green supply chain management (GSCM) is the approach by which we minimise the effect of this environmental hazard. This study aims to identify the various measures on which performance of GSCM can be evaluated and further validation of the identified performance measures (PM). The automobile sector in India is considered to carry out the study in order to limit the scope of the research work. After comprehensive literature review and study we have identified six performance measures having 28 variables. Based on this, factor and reliability analysis has been performed. These measures are identified with exhaustive literature survey and its validation is tested using confirmative factor analysis to test the fitness of classification of elements among these measures. The study is done in central India, though the factors identified are relevant to Indian as well as global context.

Synergy between the Multiple Supply Chain and Green Supply Chain Management (GSCM) approaches: an initial analysis aimed at fostering supply chain sustainability

The concept of Green Supply Chain Management (GSCM) was created in the 90s to reduce the environmental impacts of productive systems. This approach seeks to improve the environmental performance of all the participants in a supply chain, from the extraction of raw materials to the use and final disposal of the product, through relationships of collaboration or conformity between the parties. The multiple supply chains approach established by Gattorna (2009) brought to light different supply chain configurations based on the segmentation of customers into four psychological types: collaborative, innovative, efficient and dynamic. Given the recency of these approaches, there are still many opportunities to explore their interrelationships and devise ways for incorporating GSCM practices into different supply chains. Based on an analysis of the literature, this paper presents an initial overview of the synergy between GSCM practices and the four multiple supply chain configurations proposed by Gattorna. In the preliminary discussion of this paper, it was concluded that the Continuous Replenishment and Lean supply chains are more likely to incorporate the GSCM approach in their operations, while the Agile and Fully Flexible supply chains are less receptive to GSCM concepts. Keywords: Supply Chain Management, SCM, Multiple Supply Chains, Green Supply Chain Management, GSCM.

Environmental performance evaluation under a green supply chain approach

Among the environmental management approaches, the concept of Green Supply Chain Management (GSCM) has become one of the most important in recent years. The GSCM approach addresses all processes and activities that make up the supply chain echelons (procurement, manufacturing and delivery), also including design, purchasing, marketing and reverse logistics. Although the literature review identified the existence of a variety of environmental performance indicators framed the Pressure-State-Response approach, indicators applied under the GSCM approach were not found. Therefore, this paper presents a methodology for the construction of a multicriteria indicator to measure the environmental performance under the GSCM approach, based on 8 processes and 32 activities identified from the literature review. The indicator was applied in a group of 14 companies in the coffee region of Colombia. The results indicate a heterogeneous performance among the companies and a significant lag in some of the analyzed processes.

Identification of critical success factors in Indian automobile industry: a GSCM approach

Green supply chain management (GSCM) is the process of minimising the environmental impacts during various phases of supply chain. It not only integrates environmental thinking into supply chain management; from conceptualisation of product design to the delivery of final product, but also involves end of life management and reverse logistic. Thus GSCM designs the supply chain in such a manner that it should have minimum environmental footprint as well as maximum benefits in every aspect. This paper focuses on identifying critical success factors (CSF) of GSCM implementation in the automobile industry located in India. Through a detailed literature review and study we have identified 12 success factors having 42 variables. Based on this, factor and reliability analysis has been performed. These success factors are identified with exhaustive literature survey and its validation is tested using confirmative factor analysis to test the fitness of classification of elements among 12 critical success factors. The study is done in Maharashtra state of India, though the factors identified are relevant to Indian as well as global context.

DEVELOPMENT OF FACTORS EFFECTIVE IN THE SUCCESS OF GREEN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

Industrialists and researchers now realize the importance of preserving the environment and principles related to. Sustainable protection can be achieved by protection of environment. Such factors encourage manufacturers to adhere principles of ecological production. In this way, study of factors effective in success of green supply chain management can be really helpful. Assistance to manufacturers having a successful green supply chain is an incentive for this study. Results of this study shed the light on the matter that activities based on green supply chain management approach and external driving factors can affect the efficiency of whole of the supply chain. This means that Industrialists’ activities must be in accordance with the principles of environmental protection and they should consider external pressures in order to remain competitive in business world. Besides, results show that environmental regulations, green purchasing and green design are the sub-components that can affect the entire system. However, other sub-components that can have a role in the success of green supply chain management take affection of the whole system instead of influencing it.

Implementation of a real option in a sustainable supply chain: an empirical study of alkaline battery recycling

Green supply chain management (GSCM) has emerged as a key approach for enterprises seeking to become environmentally sustainable. This paper aims to evaluate and describe the advantages of a GSCM approach by analysing practices and performance consequences in the battery recycling sector. It seeks to integrate works in supply chain management (SCM), environmental management, performance management and real option (RO) theory into one framework. In particular, life cycle assessment (LCA) is applied to evaluate the environmental impact of a battery recycling plant project, and life cycle costing (LCC) is applied to evaluate its economic impact. Firms, also understanding the relevance of GSCM, have often avoided applying the green principles because of the elevated costs that such management involved. Such costs could also seem superior to the potential advantages since standard performance measurement systems are internally and business focused; for these reasons, we consider all the possible value deriving also by uncertainty associated to a green project using the RO theory. This work is one of the few and pioneering efforts to investigate GSCM practices in the battery recycling sector.

Sustainable development practices in mining sector: a GSCM approach

Public interest on environment and ecology has grown manifolds due to rapid climate changes, environmental health hazards and energy crisis. This has drawn the attention of mass media, societies and governments to intensify pressure on organisations for transforming their process into eco-friendly process. Subsequently, organisations have been looking for developing models, algorithms, technologies, information and communication system that can contribute best to their sustainable development (SD) policies by integrating their economical, social and environmental objectives. This paper aims at developing a sustainable development framework for Indian mining industries through GSCM approach. A hierarchical model of the drivers affecting the implementation of green supply chain management in Indian mining industries has been developed using an interpretive structural modelling (ISM) framework. The various drivers of green supply chain management (GSCM) are identified based on the review of GSCM literature a...