Green Supply Chain Performance Research Articles

Green supply chain management pressures, practices and performance: a critical literature review

PurposeThe concept of green supply chain management (GSCM) is evolving rapidly due to the environmental concerns and gaining popularity in the research community. This study critically analyze the literature of GSCM pressure, practice and performance for manufacturing enterprises based on the results of bibliometric, network and frequency analyses.Design/methodology/approachScopus database is used for literature search. Bibliometric network and frequency analysis are used to critically review the evolution of identified constructs and measures of GSCM pressure, practice and performance.FindingsThis study has identified that the selected topic is in growing stage through the collaborative effort of the worldwide researchers. This study also shows the diffusion of influence in developing countries and there are enormous opportunities of research in these regions. The study finds evaluation of GSCM constructs and measures with time and shift in focus areas by the researchers. The study suggests more focus on the measurement of informative pressures, reverse logistics practices and negative impact on economic performance due to the adoption of GSCM practices. There is a need of simultaneous analysis of GSCM pressures, practices and performance to identify the cascading effect in different regions and industrial sectors and developed a conceptual framework to identify this effect. This study also observes the need of more quantitative measures-based case studies and suggests the use of life cycle assessment for the quantification of environmental performance.Originality/valueThis study for the first time has analyzed a specific topic of GSCM pressure, practice and performance through bibliometric and network analyses. This study critically reviews the constructs and measures of GSCM pressure, practice and performance and identified the future research directions.

Do stakeholder pressures influence green supply chain Practices?Exploring the mediating role of top management commitment

Despite the ever-growing stream of research in GSCM, scholars continue to identify critical but understudied research areas. One such area – the role of top management in green practices – is the focus of this study. While the direct link between stakeholder pressures and green operations has been widely examined in the extant literature, the mediating role of a human factor – top management commitment (TMC) – on the above relationship remains largely unexplored. The present study addresses this gap. Based on a sample of 206 US firms, a proposed model and five hypotheses are tested using SEM analysis. The research findings highlight the vital mediating role of TMC in channeling stakeholder pressures into a firm's green operations. This study is the first that closely examines the mediating effect of TMC on the relationship between stakeholder pressures and green operations. It also demonstrates the critical role of green operations in transforming external and internal drivers – stakeholder pressures and TMC – into superior economic and environmental outcomes. Furthermore, it underscores the benefits of fostering TMC to instigate environmental sustainability efforts and, ultimately, provides researchers with a deeper understanding of how a human factor may greatly influence green supply chain practices and performance.

Evaluation of the Collaborative Performance of Green Supply Chain Management in Battery Manufacturing Enterprises -----A Case of China's Electric Bicycle Battery Enterprise

Applying green supply chain coordination management is an important strategy for battery manufacturing enterprises, which can effectively develope the campaign of "green industrialization" and promote to recycling of resources. Aiming to improve the green supply chain performance well, firstly this paper constructs a collaborative management model to evaluate the performance of battery manufacturing enterprise from the internal and external supply chain, based on the theory of supply chain. After that, this paper makes an empirical analysis on the system efficient and green performance of the enterprises’ green supply chain. As TIANNENG is the largest electric bicycle enterprise in China, here we take it as an example. The results show that the overall green performance of China's electric bicycle battery manufacturing enterprises is well, but with obvious fluctuation. The internal green performance is relatively stable, and there needs new power to get improvement; the external green performance fluctuates fiercely. The results also show the battery manufacturing enterprises should improve the level of waste collection and recovery, increase the efficiency of residual heat recovery and utilization, and improve the organization of green supply chain.

Can Decentralization Drive Green Innovation? A Game Theoretical Analysis of Manufacturer Encroachment Selection with Consumer Green Awareness

With the increase of public environmental awareness and the growth of e-commerce, sustainable development promotes the manufacturer to increasingly participate in green innovation and make full use of the online sales channel to enhance competitiveness. Despite decentralized encroachment being widely adopted in business reality, the current literature has commonly paid more attention to centralized encroachment. To complement related research, a dual-channel green supply chain composed of a manufacturer (its retail subsidiary) and a retailer is investigated. We focus on what encroachment strategy (centralization vs. decentralization) drives the green innovation and analyze the impact of consumer green awareness and product substitutability on the manufacturer’s encroachment strategy, green innovation efforts and supply chain performance. Under each encroachment strategy, we build a Stackelberg game model and derive the equilibrium outcome. Then, we theoretically analyze the effects of consumer green awareness and product substitutability on green innovation and each party’s profitability. Our comparative analysis shows what encroachment strategy drives green innovation and what encroachment strategy benefits both parties and social welfare. Numerical studies are also conducted to support the analytical results. Our key findings reveal that decentralization improves the green innovation and achieves a both-win situation for the manufacturer and the retailer. Besides that, decentralization can reduce the environmental damage and increase social welfare as well.

Efficiency evaluation of green supply chains based on fuzzy chance constrained three-stage DEA model

Nowadays, environmental pollution and resource waste are in the way of economic development of companies. Hence, it is vital to balance the relationship of economy, society and environment. Based on this, green supply chain management comes into being. Efficiency evaluation, being a main premise of implementing green supply chain management, not only can get knowledge of the overall performance of a company, but also can discover the inefficient parts. In a word, evaluating the performance of green supply chain is a hot topic in recent years. Traditional DEA model treats DMU as a “black box”, which makes the efficiency value higher than that of actual one. Based on it, we study deeper into every subsystems of the overall supply chain, accompanied by multi objective programming model and network DEA model. In the process of coping with the proposed multi objective network DEA, we apply AHP method to determine the weights of each subsystem. In addition, considering the data observed is not always crisp and precise, therefore, we describe them with fuzzy data, and then apply chance constrained possibility programming to cope with it. In the case study, taking 10 enterprises for example, we calculate the overall efficiency and each subsystem’s efficiency value, and propose managerial insights.

Identification of environmental supply chain bottlenecks: a case study of the Ethiopian healthcare supply chain

PurposeThe increasing rate of environmental concern and awareness by society has attracted attention from researchers and organisations to consider how to proceed towards green supply chains. The purpose of this paper is to identify operational bottlenecks in the multi-tier supply chain to guide organisations towards where to concentrate their efforts to address their supply chain environmental challenges.Design/methodology/approachThis paper presents a literature review identifying green supply chain challenges of multi-tier supply chains. Following the literature review is a case study of the Ethiopian health supply chain with 11 interviews, 11 international and 6 national surveys and data from public health information systems. An analysis based on multi-tier supply chain modelling is used to identify environmental supply chain bottlenecks.FindingsThis research found that the supply chain actors face severe challenges towards enhanced green supply chain performance mainly because of poor inventory management (IN), inefficient tracking and tracing (TR) and fake or sub-standard products in the supply chain, especially counterfeit medicines (CO). Specific environmental bottlenecks within each of the challenge areas IN, TR and CO where identified serving as recommendations for where supply chain actors should focus their work towards greener supply chains.Research limitations/implicationsThe data come from participants in a single country, Ethiopia; although the supply chain challenges are common for developing countries in general.Practical implicationsThis research presents a modelling approach to identify supply chain activities considered as environmental bottlenecks in multi-tier supply chains. The environmental bottlenecks pinpoint supply chain activities to focus on for a transition towards green supply chains for manufacturers, public and private health organisations, hospitals and health care units.Originality/valueThis paper contributes to the literature on GSCM by developing a multi-tier modelling approach for identifying environmental supply chain bottlenecks. The applicability of the model is demonstrated by the identification of environmental bottlenecks in a healthcare supply chain supporting decisions on what challenges a green supply chain strategy should address. It serves as a basis for future research on where to implement GSCM practices in supply chains (SCs).

Going green during COVID-19: Examining the links between green HRM, green supply chain and firm performance in food Industry of Bahrain: The moderating role of lockdown due to COVID-19

The objective of this study was to examine the role of green Human Resources Management (HRM) in the green supply chain (SC) and firm performance. The relationships between green HRM, green SC, lockdown, and firm performance were examined. In addition to this, the mediating role of green SC and the moderating role of lockdown was examined. The population of the study was based on the food industry of Bahrain and various companies were selected for data collection. Therefore, data were collected from the food supply companies in Bahrain. A questionnaire was used for data collection in which cluster sampling was applied. The findings of the study highlighted that green HRM has major importance for food supply companies. It has a positive role in promoting the performance of food supply companies in Bahrain. Furthermore, green SC also plays a vital contribution to the performance of food supply companies. However, COVID-19 has a negative role in firm performance. The situation of lockdown due to COVID-19 has a negative effect on the performance of these companies.

Investigating green supply chain management practices and performance among apparel manufacturing firms

Investigating green supply chain management practices and performance among apparel manufacturing firms

Investigating Green Supply Chain Management Practices and Performance among Apparel Manufacturing Firms

Globally, industries are attempting to implement green practices not only in their production process; but also to reduce environmental impact in their supply chain. A developing country like India houses plenty of manufacturing firms; and among them the apparel industry is a notable sector with numerous small and medium enterprises. Irrespective of size, these firms are poised to implement green supply chain management (GSCM). The present research attempts to explore GSCM practices and empirically understand the relationship between GSCM pressure, practices and performance. The study considered 198 firms and a structured questionnaire was used to collect the responses. The results indicated that GSCM pressures drive firms to implement GSCM practices which have a significant effect on environmental and positive economic performance. Hence, it is recommended that firms seeking to have access to large markets should be proactive and design a supply chain that is less harmful to the environment.

The green supply chain and sustainability performance in emerging country

This study explicates the effect of green supply chain management on corporate sustainability performance in Indonesia. We conducted an online survey to collect data from targeted respondents with three years of experience on average in the supply chain management field. The respondents consist of company managers, public accountants, public sector accounting managers, and accounting lecturers. We analyzed the data by implementing ordinary least square regression procedures. Our study results suggest that green purchasing, green manufacturing, and internal environmental management can hardly improve economic performance, social performance, and environmental performance. However, strong evidence shows that green distribution triggers a positive effect on economic, social, and environmental performance. Our study implicates that both private sector companies and public sector organizations in Indonesia, as an emerging country, should consider green supply chain management as a necessity. More organizations should pay more attention to apply the green supply chain framework to nourish the competitive advantage.

Green supply chain practices and supply chain performance in the beverage industry of South Africa

Green supply chain practices and supply chain performance in the beverage industry of South Africa

The dual-channel green supply chain performance under government monitoring: A Game theoretic approach

Nowadays, consumers tend to use more green and healthy products. Consumer awareness of environmental issues increases today. Declining natural resources, rising disease rates, and rising global temperatures due to industry-wide pollution have raised public concerns. The supply chain, as an important issue and involved with these problems, has always attracted the attention of researchers. A two-channel supply chain is considered in this study. The supply chain consists of one green producer and two retailers along with a Third-party Logistics Company (TPL). The government is also considered as the leader of the structure. The results show that the strategy adopted by the government has a major effect on other members’ decision of the supply chain and can therefore increase/decrease pollution. On the other hand, cooperating with a TPL companies also reduces environmental pollution, despite raising costs. The obtained results emphasize that by growing the value of subsidies allocated to the producer, the government can reduce the amount of pollution in the SC. Moreover, increasing the amount of subsidy will lead to an increase in the degree of product greenness. Also, increasing the degree of the greenness of the product does not always increase the profitability of SC members.

Examining the link among green human resource management practices, green supply chain management practices and performance

PurposeThe increasing concern for the protection of the environment through pollution prevention, conservation of resources and less usage of energy has attracted several firms to align green practices with their supply chain and human resource policies and practices. This study explores the influence of green human resource management and green supply chain management practices on operational, market, financial, social and environmental performances.Design/methodology/approachThe study uses partial least square–structural equation modeling approach to analyze the data gathered through structured questionnaires from supply chain and human resource managers in manufacturing and hospitality firms in Ghana.FindingsIt is established that green supply chain management practices play complementary partial mediating role between green human resource management and operational, market, social and environmental performances, while it plays competitive partial mediating role between green human resource management and financial performance. Subsequently, the analysis reveals that the synergy between green human resource management and green supply chain management creates the highest value in operational performance, followed by market performance, environmental performance, financial performance and social performance.Originality/valueThe study proposes and tests a conceptual model that examines the synergistic influence of green human resource management and green supply chain management on operational, market, financial, social and environmental performances.

Assessment of green supply chain management practices, performance, pressure and barriers amongst Indian manufacturer to achieve sustainable development

PurposeThe main objective of this paper is to integrate a typology of green supply chain management (GSCM) practices, performances, pressures and barriers with organizational performance theories. Also the aim of this paper is to investigate the present statues of GSCM amongst Indian manufacturer.Design/methodology/approachThrough a systematic review, the study identified 27 GSCM practices, 16 GSCM performances, 06 GSCM pressures and 15 GSCM barriers that were organized into categories according to their theoretical conception, organizational context and characteristics. The survey and interview methods are used for data collection and analyzed by five-point Likert scale.FindingsThe main finding of this paper is ranking of identified GSCM practices, performances, pressures and barriers. The study identified three organizational context dimensions (innovation, performance and management) and investigated the present status of GSCM. The main contribution of the study is the alignment of each category of GSCM practices, performances, pressures and barriers and organizational dimension with the selected theoretical lenses that can help future investigations to deepen the analysis of GSCM. Besides the theoretical contributions, the authors believe this contribution can also achieve practitioners.Originality/valueThe authors provide a comprehensive typology of GSCM practices, performances, pressures and barriers based on empirical evidence and conceptual arguments.

Indispensable link between green supply chain practices, performance and learning: An ISM approach

Previous studies have recognized the importance of environmentalism with a focus on green practices, and their associated impact on firm performance. Petite focus has been devoted to the usage of learning dimensions towards creating a strong urge in people for long-lasting eco-benefits. This study aims to establish the relationship of the dimensions of learning organization with green supply chain practices and corporate performance, towards bridging the research gap. Structured questionnaires were administered on 220 experts from 21 departments of 10 organizations in the manufacturing sector to measure the constructs of the study. The study deployed Interpretive Structural Model (ISM) approach to comprehend the structural influences amongst the constructs. Associated variables were clustered using MICMAC analysis to gain insight on the organizational impacts of the constructs. Research findings showed a higher driving power of green supply chain practices and environmental and economic performance on the dimensions of learning organization, thus revealing an indispensable link amongst the constructs of environmentalism and learning. Finally, this study emphasizes pertinent links between the learning capability and reflective responsiveness of an organization’s environmental practices and sustainable performance.

Green Supply Chain Management in Vietnam Industrial Zone: Province-Level Evidence

The main purpose of this paper is to explore how green supply chain management (GSCM) and its evaluative factors have affected green supply chain management practice and performance in industrial zone. This study proposes a structural equation model of the relationships among four factors: internal awareness (IA); suppliers' pressure (SP); customers' awareness (CA); and regulations pressure (RP) and their effect on GSCM practice (PA) and GSCM performance (PE). We used a survey questionnaire to elicit perceptions/opinions about GSCM from three level of managers of 322 companies in Bac Ninh Province's industrial zones, Vietnam. PLS-SEM 3.0 software was applied to analyze and verify the gathered data, and the proposed hypothesis model. The results of path analysis show that internal awareness and customers' awareness are positively related to the GSCM practice and GSCM performance. However, suppliers' pressure and regulations pressure just impacted on GSCM practice. As a result, the testing of the relationship between GSCM practice and GSCM performance has been verified and supported. The findings of this study can help manager of companies in industrial zone understand the structure of GSCM, associate with the green supply chain management practice and green supply chain management performance, and be successful in green management organizations.

Exploring the mediating influences of total quality management and just in time between green supply chain practices and performance

PurposeThe desire for firms to gain competitive advantage and improve performance has resulted in the adoption of several practices. Green supply chain practices (GSCPs), just in time (JIT) and total quality management (TQM) are some of the practices adopted by firms to improve operational performance (OP) and business performance (BP). This study examines the direct influence of GSCPs, JIT and TQM on operational performance and BP. The study further analyzes the synergy of GSCPs, JIT and TQM on OP and BP.Design/methodology/approachThis study employs the quantitative approach of research by using questionnaire to gather data from manufacturing managers and supply chain managers of 140 manufacturing firms in Ghana. The research uses partial least square structural equation modeling (PLS–SEM) to analyze the survey data.FindingsThe results of the analysis show that GSCPs, TQM and JIT positively influence both OP and BP. The findings reveal that GSCPs combine with JIT and TQM to improve OP and BP significantly. However, the synergy between green supply chain and TQM creates more value for both OP and BP than the synergy between GSCPs and JIT.Originality/valueThe study proposes a research model that examines both the individual and combined influence of GSCPs, TQM and JIT on both OP and BP from the developing country perspective. The study models GSCPs as an antecedent of JIT and TQM, which has not been explored.

Green Supply Chain Operation Reference (Green SCOR) Performance Evaluation (Case Study: Steel Company)

At the last decade, some environmental problems become increased. For that reason many companies are currently attention to environmental issues. The concern not only in the production process but in the overall activities. This research use the Green Supply Chain Operation Reference (Green SCOR) method to evaluating the green supply chain performance in steel company. Key Performance Indicator divided into five categories i.e. plan, source, make, deliver and return. The result of Monitoring System Performance Indicators is 67.73 (average category). From SNORM value in Traffic Light System, the water used is the lowest. And the value is 38. This shows a lack of performance value and needs improvement.

Multi objective Fuzzy programming of remanufactured green perishable products using supply contracts

ABSTRACT In the recent times, remanufacturing and recycling processes have been widespread because of hard environmental legislations. The significance of green factors such as uncertainty of return rates in supply networks has been extensively acknowledged in presented studies. A revenue sharing contract improves the performance of green supply chain and has a significant role in the profitability of total supply chain. There are few quantitative studies on revenue sharing contract in green supply chains. In this study, we propose coordination subject matters of a green supply chain with recycling perishable goods, involving suppliers, manufacturers, retailers, together with collection and disposal centers, in a multi-product, multi-period and multi-level basis under Fuzzy conditions. The consequences indicate that in dairy industries, appropriate collected returned products could be used as raw material for another product, which increases the supply chain profits and reduces waste; and also, since perishable goods have a limited shelf life, they can be reusable if they are collected before reaching to a critical time. Furthermore, the proposed revenue sharing contract can share benefits between supply network members and gain coordination of channel.

Process innovation through industry 4.0 technologies, lean practices and green supply chains

This paper investigates the impact of a process innovation strategy that firms implement through Industry 4.0 (I4.0) technologies on lean practices and green supply chains. It analyses whether process innovation can be used as a lever to strengthen the relationships among Leanness, Green Supply Chain Management and Performance. The results reveal that Leanness facilitates the supplier collaboration on environmental programs and positively contributes to environmental and operational performance. In contrast, it exerts a positive second order effect on economic performance, which should then be pursued as a long term target. A process innovation strategy based on I4.0 technologies improves the effect of Leanness on operational performance, which also leads to higher economic outcomes. Nevertheless, firms can gain higher performance either by collaborating with suppliers on environmental programs or by investing in I4.0 technologies but not with both.