Total Quality Environmental Management Research Articles

Can Global Reporting Initiative reports reveal companies’ green supply chain management practices?

Companies usually use Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) reports as a typical way to make their sustainability commitment transparent to stakeholders, without being concerned with making green supply chain management (GSCM) practices transparent. Given that the generic approach of the GRI framework makes it difficult to identify where and how GSCM practices are presented, this paper assumes that these GSCM practices are in the company's GRI reporting but are not transparent. Consequently, how GRI reports can reveal companies' GSCM practices remains underexplored in the literature. Guided by a qualitative approach, this study exploited data from the GRI reports of 30 Brazilian companies to verify the degree of GSCM transparency. Specifically, we use a theoretical structured framework for GSCM practices, consisting of four dimensions and 20 practices distributed among them. Our findings show that the current way of reporting actions to enhance companies' contribution to sustainable development can partially promote GSCM transparency. The findings also indicate which practices could be better documented in GRI reports to increase the visibility of GSCM actions, providing insights for managers and scholars seeking to define strategies to make GSCM more observable (e.g. total quality environmental management, environmental compliance and auditing programs, cooperation with suppliers, and scrap selling). Furthermore, the theoretical linkage between the GRI and GSCM contributes to theory by presenting a novel view of GSCM practices' transparency through the generic GRI guidelines.

ANALISIS PENERAPAN TOTAL QUALITY ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PADA PROSES PENGELOLAAN LIMBAH CAIR PRODUKSI

Waste management in the batik making industry is very important. Apart from complying with the regulations made by the government, waste management is also one way to improve the environmental ecosystem around the industry. Based on the results of interviews conducted at Dewi Rengganis Batik Industry House, there are problems regarding industrial waste management. It is known that Dewi Rengganis Batik Industry House does not carry out waste management properly, due to the absence of WWTP and not knowing how to properly manage waste. The research objective was to determine the quality standards of waste owned by Dewi Rengganis Batik Industry using the Total Quality Environmental Management (TQEM) method. This type of research is descriptive. The results of this study indicate that the waste quality standards in Dewi Rengganis Batik Industry House have not reached the optimal standard in waste quality standards. This is caused by 6 parameters. The six parameters are pH, BOD5, COD, TSS, Sulfide, and Oil and Fat. The factors causing the failure of waste management at Dewi Rengganis Batik Industry House include material, human, tools, and method factors. The recommendation for improvement at Dewi Rengganis Batik Industry House is to carry out waste management using methods, biology, physics and chemistry. It is hoped that the batik industry will not use chemical dyes so as not to produce waste that is harmful to the environment.

EFFECT OF INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON SUPPLY CHAIN PERFORMANCE AMONG AGRI-MANUFACTURING FIRMS IN RWANDA

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to determines the effect of Internal Environment Management Practices on Supply Chain Performance among Agri-Manufacturing Firms in RwandaMethodology: This study employed both cross-sectional and explanatory research design and is in line with positivism approach. The target population was 567 top and middle employees in supply chain department from 67 Agri-Manufacturing Firms. Stratified and simple random sampling was used to select a sample of 226. This study collected both secondary and primary data, but mainly primary data using a structured questionnaire. Data analysis was performed with the aid of SPSS version 22.0 (Hayes and Matthes, 2009) using both descriptive and inferential statistics. Hypothesis 1 to 4 was tested using multiple regression model, while hypothesis 5 was tested using hierarchical regression.Results: Findings showed that internal environmental management positively and significantly influences supply chain performanceUnique contribution to Theory and Practice: It is therefore important for both the senior managers and mid – level managers to be committed and supportive of GSCM. Besides that, there is need for the firm to have total quality environmental management and ISO 14001 for environmental compliance. As well, having a team within the firm that is tasked with environmental improvements will go a long way in enhancing supply chain performance

Total Quality Management and Environmental Management Applications in the Agricultural Production Process

Total Quality Management and Environmental Management Applications in the Agricultural Production Process

The impact of management systems on technical change: the adoption of pollution prevention techniques

A firm’s capability to innovate is influenced by its organizational structure. We examine the effect of Total Quality Environmental Management (TQEM) on the adoption of innovative pollution prevention activities over the period 1992–1996, and show that the rate of innovation increases following the adoption of TQEM. However, the effect of TQEM on pollution prevention innovation “wears out” over time. Our analysis indicates that this is likely because pollution prevention undertaken in one year continues to be effective in future years. This, in turn, reduces the incentives for further innovation due to declining marginal returns, rather than because the institutional effectiveness of TQEM weakens. We provide corroborative evidence based on the time profile of pollution prevention of firms that adopted TQEM prior to the start of our sample, and also develop a stylized model with (partial) obsolescence of pollution prevention innovations that matches the empirical regularities we obtain. Our findings shed light on the importance of organizational structure on the pace of technical change.

The Impact of Management Systems on Technical Change: The Adoption of Pollution Prevention Techniques

A firm’s capability to innovate is influenced by its organizational structure. We examine the effect of Total Quality Environmental Management (TQEM) on the adoption of innovative pollution prevention activities over the period 1992-1996, and show that the rate of innovation increases following the adoption of TQEM. However, the effect of TQEM on pollution prevention innovation “wears out” over time. Our analysis indicates that this is likely because pollution prevention does not completely become obsolete, which reduces the incentives for further innovation in subsequent years, rather than because the institutional effectiveness of TQEM weakens. We provide corroborative evidence based on the time profile of pollution prevention of firms that adopted TQEM prior to the start of our sample, and also develop a stylized model with (partial) obsolescence of pollution prevention innovations that matches the empirical regularities we obtain. Our findings shed light on the importance of organizational structure on the pace of technical change.

The Possibility of Establishing the Requirements of Total Quality Environmental Management: Pilot Study In the General Company For the Manufacture of Medicines and Medical Supplies In Samarra

The Possibility of Establishing the Requirements of Total Quality Environmental Management: Pilot Study In the General Company For the Manufacture of Medicines and Medical Supplies In Samarra

Impact of Total Quality Management and Environmental Management System on Sustainable Performance of Selected Industries in Pakistan

The concept of sustainability has gained due attention and recognition over the years, which has fundamentally broadened the scale of organizational mission in three dimensions of sustainability. To attain sustainable performance, organizations have been using various strategies, among which is Total Quality Management (TQM) that is recognized as the most famous. The ISO 14001 Environmental Management System (EMS) standard can also be beneficial to address sustainability concerns amongorganizations. This study identifies both TQM and ISO 14001 as important strategies to examine influence on sustainable performance including economic, social and environmental sustainability. Through a survey of 92 organizations, it was found out that high-TQM organizations were better in performance and sustainability. On the other hand, EMS standard implementation does not significantly influence economical and social sustainability but significantly influences environmental sustainability and overall sustainability performance. The study brought clarity to the matter that TQM can outperform within each sustainability dimension, and that EMS is more influential to environmental performance.

Swot Analysis Based on Total Quality Environmental Management: Case Study at PT. Yanaprima Hastapersada, Tbk.

Environmental damage is a problem faced by the world globally due to environmental pollution from processing industrial production activities. Pollution can arise due to the negligence of the company in fulfilling its obligations and responsibilities towards the surrounding environment. This should be a concern for companies to participate in and be responsible for the company's external environment (ecology). Therefore, this study aims to identify the implementation of environmental strategies carried out by PT. Yanaprima Hastapersada, Tbk. The study used case study in exploring firm’s related practices of the four-element of Total Quality Environmental Management (TQEM). The SWOT analysis shows that the strength of the company come from the differentiation of its products offered to its target market; the brand reputation that became the identity of its product and company; the service quality to maintain the repeat orders from its customers; and the distribution channels to reach wider consumers in various locations. The study shows that the firm has applied the four-element of TQEM. These are: the use of machinery that is able to increase environmentally friendly productivity, the maintaintenance of the environmental's production, the application of the business ethics in the company, the development of waste storage, and the treatment of the waste that still has economic value.

Total quality environmental management: adoption status in the Chinese manufacturing sector

PurposeTo address the critical sustainability challenges currently faced by China, manufacturers in this country have committed to improve their environmental performance. To support this commitment, evidence suggests that Chinese manufacturers have mainly turned to the implementation of environmental management approaches such as ISO 14001, cleaner production, green supply chain management, circular economy and green lean. However, the adoption of other approaches such as total quality environmental management (TQEM) by Chinese manufacturers is less clear. The purpose of this paper is to fill this gap by providing light into fundamental issues regarding the implementation of TQEM in the manufacturing sector of China.Design/methodology/approachA survey-based exploratory study was conducted based on 119 Chinese manufacturing companies, and the data obtained were analysed using a combination of descriptive and inferential statistics.FindingsThe results revealed that in general, there is less awareness of TQEM in the Chinese manufacturing sector than other environmental and quality/operations improvement approaches such as green supply chain management, reverse logistics, ISO 9000, Six Sigma and lean Six Sigma. Thus, its degree of implementation is also lower than these approaches as well as ISO 14001. The results also indicate that although a company’s size is not associated with the implementation of TQEM, it is mainly large organisations and those that have adopted TQM those which will be mainly aware and have implemented TQEM. The study also reveals the drivers, results and challenges of TQEM implementation.Originality/valueThe paper extends the currently limited knowledge on TQEM, and its results are beneficial for managers who aim at effectively adopting TQEM to simultaneously improve the environmental, operational and financial performance of their organisations. The paper can also motivate organisations not currently embarked on the “green wagon” to contemplate the benefits that implementing TQEM, or any other environmental management approach, may bring to their operations and business.

Editorial

Historically, profitability and efficiency, and more recently, customer satisfaction, quality, and responsiveness, have been the dominant concern for organisations (Green Jr. et al., 2012; Mohanty et al. 1999). In this line, ‘Lean’ and ‘Six Sigma’ have been recognised as the two most prominent strategies employed by organisations to attain operational excellence and thus achieve the aforementioned objectives. However, in order to respond to environmental regulations and the growth of customer demands for products and services that are more environmentally sustainable, companies have now been forced to rethink their objectives and how they manage their operations and processes (Garza-Reyes, 2015a). For this reason, some organisations have taken a proactive role in developing cleaner supply chains, manufacturing processes and services as well as designing environmentally sustainable products. This has given birth to the emergence of the ‘green paradigm’ as a philosophy and operational approach to improve the environmental efficiency of organisations and reduce the negative ecological impact of their products and services while still achieving their financial objectives (Garza-Reyes, 2015b). The green paradigm can be considered an initiative (Digalwar et al., 2013) that utilises methods such as environmental operations management, also known as green operations (Nunes and Bennett, 2010), reverse logistics (Sarkis, 2003), green supply chains (Sarkis, 2012), green manufacturing (Kleindorfer et al., 2005), among others, to reduce the negative environmental effect of the consumption and production of products and services (Garza-Reyes, 2015b). As lean manufacturing aims at the elimination of waste in every area of production, design, supplier network and factory management, its compatibility with the green paradigm seems logical. However, despite their primary and similar objective of fiercely targeting the reduction of waste, the green and lean relationship and their combination as an integrated approach has only recently started to be explored (Dues et al., 2013). For this reason, only few theoretical frameworks and empirical examples are available to guide and explain industrialists how to integrate green methodologies into their current lean practices (Garza-Reyes, 2015a; Dues et al., 2013), or vice versa. On the other hand, quality is more than just achieving capable and reliable processes or manufacturing products free of defects (Madu and Kuei, 1995). In this context, a system’s overall performance should not only be measured on the basis of product quality but also on the basis of environmental sustainability (Kuei and Madu, 2003). Nevertheless, very few researches have correlated the quality and green paradigms. Total quality environmental management (TQEM), a sub-development of TQM, emphasises environmental controls, in industries that are associated with environmental waste (i.e. electronic component and semiconductors manufacturing) (Sarkis, 2003; Raisinghani et al., 2005). TQEM is a method that correlates quality with green aspects. However, in the case of six sigma, there is very limited evidence of research that has investigated the relationship between six sigma and green initiatives and performance (Garza-Reyes, 2015b). This relationship requires investigation because the quality and environmental sustainability dimensions are considered mutually dependant (Kuei and Madu, 2003). This special issue (SI) of the International Journal of Lean Six Sigma (IJLSS) therefore intends to explore the synergies between the lean/six sigma and green paradigms by presenting the latest research and developments in lean and six sigma, with particular interest in their combination with the green paradigm and their contribution and impact upon creating environmentally sustainable supply chains, processes, services and products. In particular, this SI focuses on theoretical, practical, novel and original contributions investigating the combination and/or impact of the lean/six sigma strategies on environmental initiatives and performance by addressing the following questions: • How can lean and/or six sigma be effectively integrated with green strategies and initiatives to support the development, management and improvement of environmentally sustainable supply chains, processes, services and products? • How have lean and/or six sigma been employed to contribute in achieving greener supply chains, processes, services and products, and what results have been obtained? • What green-oriented theoretical frameworks, decision-support concepts, methods and tools have been proposed based on lean and/or six sigma and how have they been integrated as part of the corporate, business or functional strategies of organisations? • How can organisations align, adapt and deploy lean/six sigma strategies to effectively respond to and support the current environmental challenges without jeopardising their business success? • How can lean/six sigma aid organisations to balance the need for operational excellence and profit gains with that of environmental compliance? • What empirical evidence exists of the application of lean/six sigma to improve the environmental performance of organisations?

An empirical study of green management and performance in Taiwanese electronics firms

AbstractGlobal warming and increased pollution from electronics production highlight the importance of green management (GM) for Taiwanese electronics firms. Through a survey of 213 Taiwanese electronics manufacturers, this study empirically examines the influence of GM on organizational performance improvement. Drawing on a moderated hierarchical regression analysis, we evaluate the general relationship between specific GM practices and performance. The findings indicate that GM has a significant impact on firm performance. We then investigate how contingency factors, circumstance uncertainty (CU), operation management philosophy, and total quality environmental management (TQEM) influence the relationship between GM practices and firm performance. Several crucial relationships are derived from our results. The moderating effects of CU and TQEM demonstrate that in some cases with certain GM practices, the inclusion or exclusion of CU and TQEM might reduce or improve performance. This study also discusses...

Exploratory Study of Leadership Behavior Impact on Environmental Performance of Industrial Companies in Libya

This research purposed to investigate the impact of the leadership behaviour on environmental performance in Akakus Oil Operation Company in Libya. The case study conducted was specifically designed to investigate the connection between leadership behaviour style (supportive and directive leadership behaviour) and the implementation status based on international standard systems that is encompassed on total quality management (TQM) and environmental management system (EMS). TQM and EMS are crucial techniques to increase the environmental performance within industrial organizations. Survey was carried out to collect the primary data. Random sampling technique applied to get the data. 200 respondents who consisted of supervisor, managers and employees of Akakus Oil Operation Company, Libya were involved to participate on this study. The statistical result showed a strong relationship between the leadership behavior and environmental performance. Moreover, there are massive impacts of the leadership on environmental performance. In addition, the leadership behavior play important role in determining the overall implementation status of TQM key elements and EMS in the Libyan Organization. Further, this work contributes to the existed knowledge about empirical impact of the leadership behavior on environmental performance within the industrial and manufacturing companies in Libya. The variables were tested through different aspects to provide comprehensive views on the factors which affect the environmental performance in Akakus Oil Operation Company in Libya.

National Environmental Factors for Implementing Total Quality Environmental Management in the Libyan Food Industry

Aims: Investigates national environmental factors on implementing total quality environmental management (TQEM) in the Libyan food industry (LFI), in order to develop modern managerial techniques. Study Design: A questionnaire was conducted with 62 managers and 518 employees from three companies in the LFI. Place and Duration of Study: The study was carried out in Libya, the fieldwork was conducted in 2013. Methodology: Using existing measures obtained from the literature and new ones specifically developed for this research, a battery of items was derived to investigate technical capability, organizational culture, competition, government policy and human resource. Results: The results revealed that, five national environmental factors are identified. The findings show that the social responsibility factor is a new phenomenon that has not generally been studied in Libya, and particularly not in the LFI. Conclusion: This research contributes to the knowledge by investigating the national environmental factors for implementation of TQEM in a different context (i.e., the Arab/North African context). The findings provide a valuable basis to establish a framework model for the implementation of the TQEM in the Libyan context.

An approach to foster eco-design in 'traditional' companies without eco-knowledge

The adoption of an eco-design approach is a key challenge for the total quality environmental management (TQEM). Recently, several eco-design methodologies have been presented, but none can be easily integrated in the traditional design process of manufacturing companies. The research presented in this paper aims to define a methodology, called G.EN.ESI, to help designers (especially those ones without a specific know-how on eco-design), during the development of sustainable products. In order to aid designers in the assessment of the environmental and cost impacts of a product, also a set of software tools have been defined. Using such a platform, the designer is supported by a robust workbench to perform all the analyses required to evaluate the product eco-sustainability for each phase of the product lifecycle. This software platform is essential for companies which want to implement the G.EN.ESI methodology without upsetting their own consolidated modus operandi and the internal organisation.

Research Analysis on Barriers to Green Supply Chain Management in Pharmaceutical Industries

This paper describes the behaviour related to the barriers green supply chain management with respect to pharmaceutical companies in Karachi. Responses have been signature after collection of their genuine response with respect to barriers in green supply chain Tests have been divided in various constructs, named cost, training, management, government concerns, awareness, knowledge, legislation, SOPS, competitor, region which has been label according to their nature. This study is related to the barriers or hurdles in the implementation of the green supply Chain Management. Pharmaceutical industry is trying to implement green environment but due to some factors indicated in this study they are unable to portray the green environment. This study is covering almost all aspects that indicate green supply chain management barriers. The instrument is being developed on the basis of literature review which is covering almost all the external and internal drivers. The internal and external drivers include some organizational related factors, like top management, resources, trainings, professionalism. Some external factors also include resources, TQEM (Total quality environmental management) and awareness. Barriers in the implementation of the green supply chain management are both internal and external. To reveal the actual truth behind the implementation of green environment we conducted study by running exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis. Designed an instrument and conducted the interviews of the persons revealing the hurdles in the implementation of the green environment. Respondents will be answering the questions of the instrument and their data has been recorded. The number of constructs is six in this instrument with 38 variables. Data of respondents is collected from the pharmaceutical organizations of supply chain professionalism. This research has been conducted in various pharmaceutical Companies of Pakistan including Abbot, GSK, Getz pharmaceutical etc. KMO and Bartlett as test, this test scored significance level.

A Multicriteria Framework to Evaluate Supplier’s Greenness

Environmental protection is becoming more and more important for enterprises because of stronger public awareness, competitors and communities, and government regulations. For this purpose, some programs have become more popular for raising environmental awareness including total quality environmental management and green supply chain management. Reducing the environmental pollution from upstream to downstream during procuring raw materials, producing, distribution, selling products, and products depreciation is the most important goal of Green Supply Chain Management (GSCM). The main contribution of this study is introducing the main factors in green supply chain management that are very important in environmental attributes by providing an evaluation framework to select the most eligible green suppliers by examining the influential and important criteria and subcriteria among ten elements of two main GSCM practices, namely, green logistics and environmental protection. First, these factors are divided into two groups, that is, green logistics and environmental protection, and then by applying DEMATEL technique, the complex causal relationship between all factors dependencies and feedbacks among them is examined. Finally, by drawing the impact relationship map the most important and influential factors are determined for improving green supply chain environmental aspects.

English

In response to increasing worldwide awareness of the importance of business sustainability, there have been more and more environmental regulations enforced in the last decade for example, waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE)” and the “restriction of hazardous substances (RoHS). Those regulations have enormous impact on global supply chain systems and have begun to force companies to implement green supply chain management (GSCM). More specifically, firms must collaborate with their supply chain partners to improve their environmental management. This study examines the moderating effects of total quality environmental management (TQEM) on the relationship between GSCM and environmental performance (EP). The research premise is that total organizational effort from top management and employees facilitate the implementation of GSCM, which ultimately enhances green performance. The statistical results indicate that the interactions of GSCM and TQEM enhance environmental performance. Specifically, firms that implement GSCM practices and simultaneously adopt TQEM perform better in all aspects of environmental management. Several managerial implications are presented with suggestions for future research. Key words: Green supply chain management, environmental management, total quality environmental management.

Total Quality Environmental Management Toward Sustainability: Need and Implementation in Libyan Food Industry

mplementing Total Quality Environmental Management (TQEM) improves environment, quality, sustainability, and reduces food risks. TQEM has emerged from integrating Environmental Management System (EMS) into the Total Quality Management (TQM). In this paper, an investigation is presented to study the current situation, and identify the barriers and motivations for implementing TQEM towards sustainability for Libyan food industry (LFI). A qualitative approach using semi-structured interviews was adopted to collect the data with general, operation, and quality managers in LFI. The findings show that LFI are still in the early stage of quality and a little concern about the EMS and TQM has been given. There are five key barriers and five motivations for implementing TQEM in LFI. The paper contributes to the existing knowledge by investigating the implementation of TQEM in different context (i.e., Arab/North African) to the one that the quality and environmental theory developed in. Also, the paper studies all barriers and motivations of TQM and EMS implementation compared with previous studies focusing on few barriers and motivations. The paper provides ideas and insights for LFI managers to develop their implementation in TQEM while also considering quality and environmental issues.

An Empirical study of Green Supplier Management and Performance: The Moderating Roles of Environmental Uncertainty and Total Quality Environmental Management

An Empirical study of Green Supplier Management and Performance: The Moderating Roles of Environmental Uncertainty and Total Quality Environmental Management