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De, La Grandiere Mark Derek. "Optimizing Green Supply Chain Management Strategies." ScholarWorks, 2019. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/7864.
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Some business leaders in the manufacturing industry lack strategies to optimize green supply chain management strategies that increase profitability while reducing the carbon footprint. The lack of green supply chain strategies sub optimizes the use of resources business leaders use to meet their financial goals. The purpose of this qualitative single case study was to explore successful green supply chain strategies leaders used to increase profitability while reducing the carbon footprint. The participants were 7 business leaders in one manufacturing organization headquartered in Massachusetts who have sophisticated green supply chain strategies in place. The natural resource-based view theory was the conceptual framework for this study. Data were collected through semistructured interviews and organizational documents. Through thematic analysis, 3 key themes emerged: environmental management strategies, profit-increasing strategies, and governance strategies. The findings of this study might be of value to business leaders to reduce costs and create sustainable, competitive supply chains using responsible methods. The implications for social change include the potential for leaders to preserve finite natural resources for future generations and reduce the carbon footprint of manufacturing organizations.
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Shi, Guang. "Natural resource based green supply chain management." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 2012. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/4090/.
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Tao, Zhi. "Carbon emission modeling in green supply chain management." Thesis, Kent State University, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3618949.
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Research on carbon emission management is becoming a very important part of the green supply chain landscape as more businesses continue to make it part of their business strategy, amid pressures from customers, competitors and regulatory agencies. To contribute to the body of knowledge in this emerging research stream a series of lot size models that consider both economic and environmental performances are developed for the carbon emission conscious retailer, manufacturer and a combined model of the retailer and manufacturer. As a matter of expediency, the combined retailer-manufacturer model (Banerjee, 1986) is referred to as the system in this dissertation.
The carbon tax mechanism and carbon cap-and-trade mechanism are the most efficient market-based options used to lower carbon emission in practice. These mechanisms are integrated into the developed lot size models, the results of which could provide the carbon emission conscious retailer, manufacturer and the system with optimal lot size and cost strategies. The findings also shed more light for decision makers and policymakers on the impact of carbon tax and carbon trading regulatory policies on the business strategies of the firm. In addition, this dissertation contributes to the current sparse quantitative literature on carbon emission and green supply chain research.
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Tao, Zhi. "Carbon Emission Modeling in Green Supply Chain Management." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1366550893.
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Chen, Huiyu, and Weiwei Wang. "Green Supply Chain Management for a Chinese Auto Manufacturer." Thesis, University of Gävle, Department of Industrial Development, IT and Land Management, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-7424.
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Brown, Jay R. "Stochastic and Discrete Green Supply Chain Delivery Models." Thesis, Kent State University, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3618916.
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Green supply chain models and carbon emissions tracking have become increasingly prevalent in the supply chain management literature and in corporate strategies. In this dissertation, carbon emissions are integrated into cost-based freight transportation models that can be used to assist operations and supply chain managers in solving the "last mile problem". The models presented herein serve to provide the decision maker with choices on which strategy to implement depending on the strength of the management's desire to reduce carbon emissions. By comparing the optimal solutions that result from using different delivery strategies, this research provides a basis for evaluating an appropriate trade-off between transportation cost and carbon emissions.
This dissertation contributes to academia and the literature in several ways. The discrete supply chain models provide a method for decision makers to analyze and compare the lowest cost delivery option with the lowest carbon footprint option. The stochastic last mile framework that is introduced provides a method for researchers and practitioners to measure the expected carbon footprint and compare probabilistic costs, carbon emissions, delivery mileage, and delivery times in order to make decisions regarding the most appropriate delivery strategy. This framework is then applied to two different problem settings. The first involves optimizing a delivery fleet to produce the lowest total cost with carbon emissions integrated into the total cost equation. The second compares the carbon footprint resulting from last mile delivery (ecommerce retailing involving a central store delivering to end customers) to customer pick up (conventional shopping at a brick-and-mortar retail location); the break-even number of customers for carbon emissions equivalence provides a basis for companies to determine the environmental impact of last mile delivery and to determine the feasibility of last mile delivery based on objectives related to minimizing carbon emissions.
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Balasubramanian, Sreejith. "Green supply chain management : an investigation on the construction sector." Thesis, Middlesex University, 2017. http://eprints.mdx.ac.uk/22730/.
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Environmental pollution and climate change have become one of the greatest challenges of the 21st century, which have forced governments and businesses alike to assess the environmental impacts of their activities. Among the sectors, construction is the single largest contributor of global carbon emissions, resource, water and energy consumption, and landfill waste. With environmental implications expected to be even greater in the future due to increasing urbanisation and the consequent increase in construction activities, curtailing the negative environmental impacts of the sector or greening the construction sector, therefore, has become critical. Unfortunately, any limited efforts to date to address these concerns have been less fruitful as most of these efforts have been largely fragmented and disjoint, addressing issues in an ad-hoc, standalone manner such as green design, green purchasing, green construction or environmental management systems; or management issues such as ‘drivers’ and/or ‘barriers’ affecting these specific green practices; or specific performance implications from these green practices such as environmental and/or financial performance. This lack of holistic orientation also carries the risk that practitioners and policymakers could mistakenly be addressing the wrong issues and neglecting aspects that have more significance in greening the sector. Given the environmental consequences of a construction project are typically dispersed across the different stages in the supply chain, i.e. from design through to end-of-life, and that several stakeholders, each with their own conflicting interests, are involved in the different stages of the construction supply chain, greening the sector, therefore, requires a supply chain wide focus, inclusive of all key stages and stakeholders (Developers, Architects/Consultants, Contractors and Suppliers). Therefore, the application of green supply chain management (GSCM) or incorporating environmental concerns into supply chain management (a systematic and integrated approach) makes perfect sense for greening the construction sector. GSCM contributes to greening by promoting supply chain-wide implementation of efficient and effective green practices by means of managing the ‘drivers’ and ‘barriers’ affecting its implementation to achieve the desired environmental performance along with short-term economic/cost performance and long-term organisational performance. This formed the focus of this study, wherein, it explores the application of GSCM in greening the construction sector. The study also explores the impact of firm size and ownership on GSCM, because, given the inherent complexity of the construction supply chain, i.e. it comprises of hundreds of firms with varying size and ownership, a comprehensive greening of the construction supply chain would not be possible without managing the impact of size and ownership on GSCM. Finally, given that GSCM understanding would be of limited value unless accompanied by general principles (theories) that inform wider application, the study utilises several established and emerging management/organisational theories to underpin the multifaceted reality of GSCM. In short, each of these GSCM aspects, i.e. green practices, green drivers and barriers, and green performance; and their interrelationships; and the impact of firm size and ownership on GSCM are investigated as separate research questions in this thesis. UAE is carefully chosen as the research setting for this GSCM study mainly because it gives an exemplary opportunity to understand the competing actions required from governments and construction sector firms to lessen the environmental impacts associated with the rapid urbanisation and economic modernisation. Specifically, on one side, the UAE construction sector is growing at more than 9% per annum, while on the other side several green initiatives are considered by practitioners and policymakers to reduce its environmental burden on the country. Therefore, the related findings are expected to be more practically relevant to comprehend the challenges and opportunities in the application of GSCM. A pragmatic, multi-methodology, sequential exploratory approach (i.e. the qualitative investigation followed by quantitative investigation) was employed to comprehensively answer the research questions. For the qualitative investigation, both semi-structured interviews (to explore and define each GSCM themes/sub-themes), and focussed, in-depth interviews (to gain operational/implementation level understanding) were employed. For the quantitative investigation, a structured country-wide survey was employed. The findings derived from the multiple methods (interviews and survey), were then combined to develop a comprehensive picture on the various facets of GSCM in relation to greening the construction sector. With regard to the findings, the important/relevant core green practices (or environmental activities/initiatives undertaken across each of the distinct functional stages of the supply chain) identified for greening the construction sector include green design, green purchasing, green transportation, green construction/manufacturing and end of life green practices, whereas the important/relevant facilitating green practices (or activities/initiatives undertaken to build internal environmental resources and capabilities) identified for greening the construction sector include environmental management systems (EMS) and ISO 14001 certification, cross-functional integration, environmental auditing, environmental training and green-related research and development. The extent of implementation of these practices, in general, was found to be the highest among Suppliers, moderate among Architects/Consultants and Contractors, and lowest among Developers. The important/relevant external green drivers (external forces/pressures that coerce firms to implement green practices) identified include government green-related regulation, supply chain stakeholder pressure, competitor pressure and buyer/end-consumer pressure, whereas internal green drivers (internal forces/pressures that motivate firms to implement green practices) identified include environmental commitment of firms, enhance reputation/brand image, to reduce costs and to enter foreign markets. The relevance/importance perceived by stakeholders shows that all stakeholders except Developers are more motivated internally than externally to engage in green practices. On the other hand, the important/relevant external green barriers (external forces that hinder or restricts firms from implementing green practices) identified include shortage of green professionals, shortage of green suppliers, tight and inflexible stakeholder deadlines and lack of stakeholder collaboration, whereas internal green barriers identified include high cost of implementation and lack of knowledge and awareness. The relevance/importance perceived by stakeholders shows that Developers and Suppliers perceive internal barriers more than external, while Architects/Consultants and Contractors were found to perceive external and internal barriers to be more or less the same. The study also identified several important/relevant performance measures to capture environmental, economic/cost and organisational performance that firms could operationalise to capture the benefits of green practices. With regard to actual improvement in these performances, all three performances were found to be relatively lower for Developers, while moderate to high for other stakeholders. With regard to the relationship between GSCM aspects, the extent of the impact of green drivers on green practices was found to far exceed the impact of green barriers on green practices, which self-explains the moderate extent of implementation of green practices across stakeholders. Moreover, it was found that both core and facilitating green practices have a significant and positive impact on three dimensions of performance across stakeholders, and the strength of impact, in general, ranged from moderate to high. Furthermore, facilitating green practices was found to have a strong and positive impact on core green practices. Finally, firm size and ownership was found to have a significant impact on the various GSCM aspects.The study provides practitioners (across all stakeholders) with a potential stock of core and facilitating green practices that they could implement as well as potential performance measures they could operationalise in their respective firms. Also, it helps them to gauge the green drivers and barriers affecting their green practices implementation.
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Alabduljabbar, Shatha Ayub. "Integrating lean and green supply chain management systems in manufacturing." Thesis, Curtin University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/1096.
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Research shows that modifying manufacturers’ supply chains to integrate both lean and green supply chain management systems permits achievement of sustainability goals. However, the literature highlighted a need for empirical research to validate the influence of lean and green manufacturing systems. This research examines lean and green supply chain management practices and business performance, identifies factors that contribute to successful attainment of sustainability and examines the role of procurement in enhancing an organisation’s sustainable performance.
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Chanchaichujit, Janya. "Green supply chain management model for the Thai rubber industry." Thesis, Curtin University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/2507.
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The objective of this thesis is to develop a decision-support model for the Thai Rubber industry supply chain management. Specifically, the model assists in managing the Thai Rubber supply chain such that it will achieve economic gain whilst remaining environmentally friendly. In order to achieve this goal, an optimisation based Green Supply Chain Management (GSCM) model was developed. Linear-programming based single objective and multi-objective optimisation was chosen for the decision-support analysis.
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Wang, Peijia, and Siqi Liu. "From Green Purchasing to Green Supply Chain Management : a single-case study of Guitang." Thesis, Högskolan i Gävle, Avdelningen för Industriell utveckling, IT och Samhällsbyggnad, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-15152.
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Sustainable development is an eternal topic and the enterprise’ sustainability provides the answer. Furthermore, emerging market’s sustainable development is frequently mentioned recently due to the serious pollution and waste due to the blind pursuit of higher GDP (Colm, 2012). This paper aims to find out the drivers and barriers of green supply chain management (GSCM) implementation; and figure out how to strengthen the relationship between green purchasing (GP) and GSCM based on the single-case study of Guitang Group. Combining the qualitative and quantitative method, we try to explore and describe the influence on GSCM development caused by the specific background of China. Based on the suggestions of how to strengthen the relationships between GP and GSCM, it will be more efficient for us to find a suitable way for manufacturing industrial companies in China to achieve the path from green purchasing to green supply chain management.
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Sediqi, Bahram, and Syamsulbahri Ramli. "Kan Green supply chain management reducera onödiga transporter? : En fallstudie med fokus på osäkerhet och variation." Thesis, Högskolan i Gävle, Avdelningen för Industriell utveckling, IT och Samhällsbyggnad, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-22019.
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Introduktion- Den miljömässiga varianten av Supply chain management, även kallad Green supply chain management, har som mål att minimera eller eliminera negativ miljöpåverkan. Onödiga transporter innebär negativ miljöpåverkan. Trots transporters påverkan på miljön, finns lite forskning om samband mellan transporter och Green supply chain management. Syftet med studien är därför att utforma en strategi för att uppnå Green supply chain management och minska på onödiga transporter med fokus på osäkerhet, variation och transparens. Metod- För att möjliggöra ett besvarande av syfte har en fallstudie bedrivits med hjälp av litteratur och ett fallföretag. Resultat, analys, diskussion och slutsats - Fallföretaget påverkas negativt av osäkerhet, variation och har även brist på transparens i försörjningskedjan. Onödiga transporter genom återkallningar skapas på grund av kvalitetsbristerskapar hinder för en effektiv supply chain management strategi. Ett systematiskt tillvägagångssätt genom PDCA kan hjälpa fallföretaget att skapa en stabil grund och uppnå Green supply chain management. Det är viktigt att Plan-Do-Check-Act bedrivs med god kommunikation för att skapa transparens, hindra osäkerhet och variation. Green supply chain management kan uppnås genom en kombination av ISO 9001, ISO 14001 och Lean. Dessa delar ska bedrivas med Plan-Do-Check-Act för att minska på onödiga transporter.Introduction- The environmental variant of Supply Chain Management, also known as the Green supply chain management, aims to minimize or eliminate negative environmental impacts. Unnecessary transports are a negative environmental aspect and means negative environmental impact. Although transports affect the environment, there is little research on the relationship between transport and Green supply chain management. The purpose of the study is therefore to design a strategy for achieving Green supply chain management and reduce unnecessary transport with a focus on uncertainty, variability and transparency. Method- To enable the answering of purpose, a case study conducted with the help of literature and a case company. Results- The case company is negatively affected by uncertainty, variety, and also by a lack of transparency in the supply chain. Unnecessary transportations through recalls are created because of quality defects. This creates obstacles for a supply chain management strategy to be more effective. A systematic approach by Plan-Do-Check-Act can help the case company to create a stable basis and achieve green supply chain management. It is necessary to conduct Plan-Do-Check-Act with good communication in order to create transparency, prevent uncertainty and variation. Green supply chain management can be achieved through a combination of ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and Lean. These parts should be conducted with PDCA, which can reduce unnecessary transportation.
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Liu, Yang. "Exploring the interrelationship between supply network configuration, capabilities and green supply chain management strategies." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2015. https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.708635.
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Cruz, Pedro Emanuel Botelho Espadinha da. "Lean, agile, resilient and green supply chain management interoperability assessment methodology." Master's thesis, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10362/7845.
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Dissertação para obtenção de grau de Mestre em Engenharia e Gestão Industrial (MEGI)Supply Chain Management has become a tactic asset for the current global competition situation. Innovative strategies such as Lean, Agile, Resilient and Green emerged as a response, requiring high levels of cooperation and of great complexity. However, the strategic alignment of operations with partners in supply chains is affected by lack of interoperability. The present work provides a framework to enhance SC competitiveness and performance by assessing interoperable SCM Practices applied in automotive industry. Through a pragmatic interoperability approach, this methodology describes in detail the form of application using analytical hierarchical process (AHP) and Fuzzy sets as support decision making models, ensuring a systematic approach to the analysis of interoperability with appropriate criteria for assessment of situations that require high levels of collaboration between partners. Through a case study in a Portuguese automaker, it was possible to test the methodology and analyse which areas lack interoperability in the implementation of SCM practices.
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Jansson, Isak, and Carl Kling. "Towards a Greener World : Examining Green Sourcing in Supply Chain Management." Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Industriell ekonomi, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-166880.
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Purpose – The purpose of this study is to explore green sourcing in supply chain management by the example of two large organisations. Design/methodology/approach – This study followed an iterative cycle of reviewing literature and empirics as well as conducting analysis and discussion. The literature gathered for this thesis was collected by reviewing ten academic journals as well as publications found through database search. Empirical data was collected from two case organisations, ABB Robotics and Vattenfall, through interviews, internal documents and public statements. The empirical data was analysed separately for each case organisation by use of an analytical model constructed from the literature findings. Thereafter, similarities and differences between the organisations were discussed as well as the thesis’ contributions to green sourcing literature. Findings – We found that although both ABB Robotics and Vattenfall incorporate environmental sustainability to some degree in their respective sourcing processes, their individual performance differed. The main difference between the organisations was found to be the visibility and managerial drive towards the realisation of environmental goals within the sourcing department. From our observations, it was found that Vattenfall to a large extent embraced their environmental goals and that these trickled down to the sourcing department. ABB Robotics on the other hand had numerous environmental goals on corporate level but these lacked visibility in the sourcing department. In comparison to our literature findings is was found that for environmental goals, Vattenfall was in more alignment with the suggestions by the scholars. For the other identified areas important for green sourcing, that being supplier assessment, supplier performance evaluation and supplier collaboration, both organisations were more aligned with our literature findings. Practical implications – In this thesis, four primary elements of green sourcing have been identified: environmental goals, supplier assessment, supplier performance evaluation, and supplier collaborations. Out of these, we found that the first element, environmental goals, is an enabler for the other elements of green sourcing to further evolve and is therefore essential for green sourcing. Originality/value – By looking beyond public statements and policies of environmental sustainability, this thesis has provided a unique insight in how two large organisations have implemented environmental sustainability in practice, from a sourcing perspective.
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Jones, Leslie. "Small to Medium Sized Enterprise Sustainability through Green Supply Chain Management." ScholarWorks, 2017. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/4225.
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Small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) make up between 95%-99% of private businesses worldwide, employ 60%-70% of the workforce in most countries and generate 33% of the GDP. SMEs account for a high percentage of the world's pollution because of the significant numbers of SMEs, and their accumulative impact. The purpose of this multiple case study was to explore strategies SME supply chain leaders used to implement green supply chain management (GSCM) policies that increase productivity and decrease losses. The origin of GSCM originates from the research of Ayres and Kneese. A purposeful sample of 3 SME construction companies was selected because of their success in creating strategies resulting in increased productivity and decreased financial losses in Summit County, Ohio. Company documents were reviewed and, member checking, artifact analysis, and reflective journaling were utilized to validate the dependability of the findings. Four main themes were identified: (a) onboarding, (b) fiscal management, (c) policy, and (d) infrastructure. The descriptions provided by SME leaders contributed to exploring the phenomenon in an actual setting. The results of this multiple case study may provide strategies leaders can use to increase productivity, minimize losses, and contribute to social change by decreasing hazardous chemicals and employee health problems.
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Brown, Jay R. "Stochastic and Discrete Green Supply Chain Delivery Models." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1366635130.
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Ngulle, Shellybrown Ekane, and Vanessa Nshimirimana. "Green Supply Chain Management : Factors Critical to the Implementation of GSCM Practice in Heinekens International." Thesis, Mälardalens högskola, Akademin för hållbar samhälls- och teknikutveckling, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-19046.
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Franco, Denise. "Green Supply Chain Management em pequenas e médias empresas do setor químico." Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2014. https://repositorio.ufscar.br/handle/ufscar/3780.
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This research aimed to understand how the Green Supply Chain Management (GSCM) is being adopted in small and medium-sized chemical companies. In addition, sought to identify the GSCM practices being adopted by companies in the study and indicate the main pressures (external and internal) for the adoption of these practices. It examine also if the pressures lead to adoption of GSCM practices and if these practices bring improvements in performance (environmental, economic and operational). In order to refine the theoreticalconceptual model of Santa Eulalia, et al. (2011) had conducted a multiple case study in four chemical companies. The companies are small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the State of São Paulo. The GSCM practices adopted by most companies researched were, respectively, the most adopted for the less practiced, Internal Environmental Management Cooperation with Customers, Green Purchasing, Eco-design and Investment Recovery. The pressures most cited by respondents were, respectively, Regulations, Internal Factor, Marketing, Suppliers and Competitors, and the Society was not considered by any company. It was also found that companies that receive greater pressure to adopt GSCM practices are not always the ones with more practices implemented. However, external and internal factors influencing pressure somewhat implementing GSCM practices. On the performance achieved with the adoption of practices, there is an awareness that bring improved environmental and economic performance. At the same time, the practice can lead to a negative economic impact, especially in the short term. It was also that the positive economic and environmental performance are interrelated. The improvement in operating performance is not perceived by the respondents of the researched companies. Few studies have been found on this issue in national literature, which this study is considered pioneer in research on the theme that analyze the relationships between pressures, practices and performances. Another contribution of the study involves the size of the studied companies, small and medium enterprises (SMEs), since they have few resources, making it difficult to stay in the competitive global market. Studies involving SMEs and to consider its context are relevant to help them gain competitive advantage.
Esta pesquisa teve como objetivo compreender como o Green Supply Chain Management (GSCM) é adotado em pequenas e médias empresas do setor químico. Além disso, procurou identificar as práticas de GSCM que estão sendo adotadas pelas empresas em estudo e indicar as principais pressões (externas e internas) para a adoção dessas práticas. Verificou-se, também, se as pressões levam a adoção das práticas de GSCM e se essas práticas trazem melhorias nos desempenhos (ambiental, econômico e operacional). Para isso, foi realizado um estudo de caso múltiplo em quatro empresas do setor químico, localizadas no Estado de São Paulo. As práticas de GSCM mais adotadas pelas empresas pesquisadas foram, respectivamente, Gestão Ambiental Interna, Cooperação com os Clientes, Compra Verde, Eco-design e Recuperação do Investimento. As pressões mais citadas pelos entrevistados foram, respectivamente, Regulamentação, Fatores Internos, Mercado, Fornecedores e Concorrência, sendo que a pressão da Sociedade não foi considerada por nenhuma empresa. Verificou-se, ainda, que as empresas que recebem maior pressão para adoção de práticas de GSCM nem sempre são as que apresentam mais práticas implementadas. Contudo, os fatores externos e internos de pressão influenciam de certa forma a implementação de práticas de GSCM. Sobre o desempenho alcançado com a adoção das práticas, há uma consciência de que trazem a melhoria do desempenho ambiental e econômico. Ao mesmo tempo, as práticas podem levar a um impacto econômico negativo, principalmente no curto prazo. Verificou-se, ainda, que os desempenhos ambientais positivos e econômicos positivos estão interrelacionados. A melhoria no desempenho operacional não é percebida pelos entrevistados das empresas pesquisadas. Poucos estudos foram encontrados sobre esse tema na literatura nacional, sendo esta pesquisa considerada pioneira em trabalhos referentes à temática que analisam as relações entre pressões, práticas e desempenhos. Outra contribuição do estudo envolve o porte das empresas estudadas, as pequenas e médias empresas (PMEs), pois apresentam poucos recursos, o que torna difícil se manter no mercado global competitivo. Estudos que envolvam as PMEs e que considerem seu contexto são relevantes para ajudá-las a obter vantagem competitiva.
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Cabral, Izunildo Fernandes. "An information model for lean, agile, resilient and green supply chain management." Master's thesis, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10362/6620.
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Dissertação para a obtenção de Grau de Mestre em Engenharia e Gestão IndustrialIn modern business environments, an effective Supply Chain Management (SCM) is crucial to business continuity. In this context, Lean, Agile, Resilient and Green (LARG), are advocated as the fundamental paradigm for a competitive Supply Chain (SC) as a whole. In fact, competition between supply chains (SC) has replaced the traditional competition between companies. To make a supply chain more competitive, capable of responding to the demands of customers with agility, and capable of responding effectively to unexpected disturbance, in conjugation with environmental responsibilities, and the necessity to eliminate processes that add no value, companies must implement a set of LARG SCM practices and Key Performance Indicators (KPI) to measure their influence on the SC performance. However, the selection of the best LARG SCM practices and KPIs is a complex decision-making problem, involving dependencies and feedbacks. Still, any decision-making must be supported by real and transparent data. This dissertation intends to provide two integrated models to assist the information management and decision-making. The first is an information model to support a LARG SCM, allowing the exchange and storage of data/information through a single information platform. In this model three types of diagrams are developed, Business Process Diagram (BPD), Use Cases Diagram and Class Diagram to assist the information platform design. The second is a decision-making model, designated LARG Analytical Network Process (ANP) to select the best LARG SCM practices/KPI to be implemented in SCs. Both models are developed and validated within the automotive SC, namely in Volkswagen Autoeuropa.
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WANG, MEIZI, and XIYU LUO. "The study of Green Supply Chain Management : A case study of BYD, a Chinese car manufacturer." Thesis, University of Gävle, Faculty of Engineering and Sustainable Development, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-7598.
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Traditional manufacturing industries develop the contradiction between human beings and the environment is becoming more and more serious. In order to solve this problem, the establishment of green supply chain management can to be a way, to introduce the idea of sustainable development in practice. The pollution from the car industry is a problem today, so developing green supply chain management is important. The purpose of this thesis is to establish green supply chain management supplier evaluation index system by taking BYD as an example. In this thesis, we study the problem by using primary and secondary data, by combining the reality with the theories. First, we introduce the principle and basic situation of green supply chain management in China now, then we analyze the aspects that green supply chain management should include in BYD. We propose a plan for the improvement of green supply chain management in BYD and construct the GSCM performance index system. Eventually we proformce a plan for the establishment of green supply chain management in BYD.
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Suansawat, Rachata. "The influence of supply chain integration and green supply chain management practices on sustainable firm performance in Thai manufacturing industry." Thesis, University of Hull, 2013. http://hydra.hull.ac.uk/resources/hull:10514.
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Sustainability become a new challenge for various dimensions, not only in academic area, but also has managerial perspectives. Consequently, to achieve competitive advantage, leading to sustainable performance, organisations need to explore what are the causes of the sustainable performance of the firm and how to manage them. Currently, natural environmental impact is more likely to be a critical problem for any organisation. Based on natural resource-based view of the firm (Hart, 1995), natural environmental issues can make a firm obtain new potential specific resources that are difficult to imitate by other organisations. Such resources can be created by supply chain integration (SCI) and also green supply chain management (GSCM) practices. However, there is inconclusive about the impact of SCI and GSCM practices on sustainable performance, in terms of evidence environmental and economic perspective. Therefore, the aim of this study is to understand the relationship between SCI, GSCM practices and sustainable performance, both direct and indirect effect of the relations. Base on survey method, this research used manufacturers in Thailand as a sample of the developing countries to collect data which come from multiple manufacturing industries. The research methodology used the Churchill (1979) framework for specifying and generating measured items. Exploratory factor analysis was employed to extract the main factors before using structural equation modeling (SEM) to test the hypotheses. Measurement model was firstly used to evaluate all measures and structural model was employed to test theoretical hypotheses. The empirical results of this research conclude that SCI has no direct positive impact on sustainable performance. Nevertheless, environmental and economic outcomes can be achieved by mediating effect of GSCM practices. Therefore, this research contributes to theoretical and practical view. In academic perspective, researchers can extend this finding to study on this issue further, while in managerial view, practitioners or managers can apply this result to their business strategies to improve their organisational performance.
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Elahi, Behin. "Integrated Optimization Models and Strategies for Green Supply Chain Planning." University of Toledo / OhioLINK, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1467266039.
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Nelson, Dave M. Dr. "Antecedents and Triple Bottom Line Consequences of Green Supply Chain Strategy." University of Toledo / OhioLINK, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1449867998.
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Selvaraj, Ranjith Karthick. "A Study on the Implementation of Green Supply Chain- A Comparative Analysis between Small Scale Industries in India and Developed Nations." Thesis, Mälardalens högskola, Akademin för innovation, design och teknik, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-13275.
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Environmental pollution is the major problem that mankind faces in present state, the major emission of toxic gases is from vehicles and manufacturing industries. The thesis study focuses on three different types of Small Scale Industries (SSI) in India that are bumper manufacturing industry, dyeing industry and food processing industry. The product life cycles of the process for each industry are identified and their final green waste disposal methods are investigated. The industries are identified with more lean wastes within their product life cycle process. The major green wastes from their disposal methods have high influence on environment. These wastes have to be reduced or eliminated by practicing a suitable supply chain. In present the companies doesn’t practice any supply chain in their organization. The implement of supply chain could reduce the environmental pressures and wastes of the companies to some extent. The lean wastes identified in the process could be eliminated by practicing suitable lean tools and methods. The final disposal wastes are considered to be the green wastes. The method of disposal practiced by the SSIs in India shows an evidence of how much they concern towards the environment. The research tries to explain some suitable waste management techniques for the industries and discusses about importance of government role on making this techniques possible. The small scale industries experiences both wastes, so it has to integrate lean for practicing green supply chain, the implementation of lean would pay a way for green supply chain management. As a result of it a comprehensive lean and green model is suggested for the industries because the model is composed of both lean and green waste reduction techniques and it also helps in achieving both lean and green business results.
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Demirci, Uğraş. "Green Supply Chain Management Case: Turkish Automotive Industry by practices, pressures and performance." Thesis, Högskolan i Gävle, Avdelningen för Industriell utveckling, IT och Samhällsbyggnad, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-18180.
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Couto, Paulo Rojas. "A aplicação dos conceitos de green supply chain management no setor de suinocultura." Universidade do Vale do Rio do Sinos, 2007. http://www.repositorio.jesuita.org.br/handle/UNISINOS/2709.
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A suinocultura tem um papel importante e estratégico no agronegócio do Rio Grande do Sul (RS), e isso adquire particular relevância devido à tradição do Estado nesse setor da economia brasileira. A questão ambiental é um fator altamente relacionado com esta atividade econômica, e que hoje coloca em dúvida a sustentabilidade da suinocultura. A cadeia da suinocultura possivelmente será crescentemente pressionada por este aspecto, que cresce de importância para a sociedade como um todo e que pode inviabilizar em um futuro próximo vários segmentos de negócios entre os quais ela própria. Este trabalho objetiva discutir como podem ser tratadas as questões que envolvem a gestão ambiental frente aos desafios de negócios da suinocultura. Tomando por base um Estudo de Caso da cadeia de suinocultura do RS, procura-se discutir os aspectos fundamentais da questão ambiental usando como referencial a abordagem conhecida como Green Supply Chain Management (GSCM) – Gestão da Cadeia de Suprimentos com foco Ambiental. A busca é
The Pork industry has an important and strategic role in agribusiness in the state of Rio Grande do Sul (RS), and it acquires particular relevance due to the state’s tradition in this sector. The environment issue is a factor highly related to this activity, which nowadays puts in doubt the sustainability of the Pork industry. Pork industry’s supply chain as the whole society is facing higher environmental pressures. This fact has created increasing constraints to this industry that its continuity may be in risk in a near future.This thesis aims to discuss how the issues that involve environment management can be integrated to the Pork industry’s business challenges. Taking as basis a case study of the Pork supply chain in RS, we discuss the fundamental aspects of the environment issue using Green Supply Chain Management (GSCM) as the theoretical basis. We seek to identify if the GSCM concepts are applied in the supply chain of the Pork Industry in RS and if they can improve profitability, including costs r
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Freitas, Paula Marcela Gonçalves Alves de [UNESP]. "Diretrizes para desenvolvimento do Green Supply Chain Management em empresas do setor industrial." Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/151836.
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As exigências ambientais, regulamentares e mercadológicas têm pressionado as empresas a incorporarem ações e iniciativas voltadas para o desenvolvimento sustentável, para atender a esses requisitos as organizações podem implantar a gestão ambiental, que incluí a adoção de elementos como, o Geen Supply Chain Management (GSCM), consistindo na inserção de inciativas verdes em todos os elos da cadeia de suprimentos tradicional, abrangendo também as atividades relacionadas ao destino correto do produto no final da vida útil. Neste contexto de sustentabilidade a BM&FBovespa criou o Índice de Sustentabilidade Empresarial (ISE), com o intuito de acompanhar o desempenho das ações de empresas que visam pelo desenvolvimento sustentável e transparência nos seus negócios. As companhias constantes no ISE são estimulados pela BM&FBovespa a informar suas ações ambientais por meio do modelo de relatório GRI (Global Reporting Initiative), sendo este reconhecido internacionalmente e permite o acesso livre as informações sobre as políticas, iniciativas e práticas empresarias voltadas para os aspectos econômicos, sociais e ambientais. Neste sentido, o presente trabalho tem o objetivo de elaborar diretrizes para o desenvolvimento dos elementos do GSCM em empresas industriais. Para cumprir com este objetivo, o trabalho realizou uma pesquisa documental nos relatórios GRI das empresas de manufatura listadas no ISE, para identificar os elementos e dificuldades de implantação do GSCM, posteriormente foram realizados três estudos de caso em companhias de diferentes segmentos para comparar as boas práticas e dificuldades encontradas, em seguida foi elaborada as diretrizes de implantação do GSCM baseando-se nos elementos considerados neste trabalho tais como, marketing verde, gestão ambiental, green design, avaliação do ciclo de vida, fornecedores verdes, produção mais limpa, embalagens e transporte sustentáveis, cooperação dos clientes e logística reversa.
Environmental and marketing regulatory requirements have pushed companies to incorporate actions and initiatives through sustainable development. The emergence of environmental management practices, such as green supply chain management (GSCM), which consists of the insertion of green initiatives in all links of the supply chain, since the supplier until the final disposal of products, have been increasing. Aiming at sustainable development and business transparency, BM&FBovespa has created the Corporate Sustainability Index (ISE) to monitor the performance of corporate actions relating to sustainable issues. Moreover, BM&FBovespa stimulate companies to report their environmental actions through the GRI (global reporting initiative) reporting model that allows free access to information, policies and business practices geared to economic, social and environmental topics. Thereby, the present work has the objective of elaborating guidelines for the development of the elements of the GSCM in industrial companies. In order to comply with this objective, the work carried out a documentary survey in the GRI reports of the manufacturing companies listed in the ISE, to identify the elements and difficulties of implementation of the GSCM, three case studies were then carried out in companies from different segments in order to compare the good practices and difficulties encountered, and the GSCM implementation guidelines were elaborated based on the elements considered in this work such as green marketing, environmental management, green Design, life cycle assessment, green suppliers, cleaner production, sustainable packaging and transportation, customer cooperation, and reverse logistics.
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Freitas, Paula Marcela Gonçalves Alves de. "Diretrizes para desenvolvimento do green supply chain management em empresas do setor industrial /." Guaratinguetá, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/151836.
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Resumo: As exigências ambientais, regulamentares e mercadológicas têm pressionado as empresas a incorporarem ações e iniciativas voltadas para o desenvolvimento sustentável, para atender a esses requisitos as organizações podem implantar a gestão ambiental, que incluí a adoção de elementos como, o Geen Supply Chain Management (GSCM), consistindo na inserção de inciativas verdes em todos os elos da cadeia de suprimentos tradicional, abrangendo também as atividades relacionadas ao destino correto do produto no final da vida útil. Neste contexto de sustentabilidade a BM&FBovespa criou o Índice de Sustentabilidade Empresarial (ISE), com o intuito de acompanhar o desempenho das ações de empresas que visam pelo desenvolvimento sustentável e transparência nos seus negócios. As companhias constantes no ISE são estimulados pela BM&FBovespa a informar suas ações ambientais por meio do modelo de relatório GRI (Global Reporting Initiative), sendo este reconhecido internacionalmente e permite o acesso livre as informações sobre as políticas, iniciativas e práticas empresarias voltadas para os aspectos econômicos, sociais e ambientais. Neste sentido, o presente trabalho tem o objetivo de elaborar diretrizes para o desenvolvimento dos elementos do GSCM em empresas industriais. Para cumprir com este objetivo, o trabalho realizou uma pesquisa documental nos relatórios GRI das empresas de manufatura listadas no ISE, para identificar os elementos e dificuldades de implantação do GSCM, posteriormente fo... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo)
Abstract: Environmental and marketing regulatory requirements have pushed companies to incorporate actions and initiatives through sustainable development. The emergence of environmental management practices, such as green supply chain management (GSCM), which consists of the insertion of green initiatives in all links of the supply chain, since the supplier until the final disposal of products, have been increasing. Aiming at sustainable development and business transparency, BM&FBovespa has created the Corporate Sustainability Index (ISE) to monitor the performance of corporate actions relating to sustainable issues. Moreover, BM&FBovespa stimulate companies to report their environmental actions through the GRI (global reporting initiative) reporting model that allows free access to information, policies and business practices geared to economic, social and environmental topics. Thereby, the present work has the objective of elaborating guidelines for the development of the elements of the GSCM in industrial companies. In order to comply with this objective, the work carried out a documentary survey in the GRI reports of the manufacturing companies listed in the ISE, to identify the elements and difficulties of implementation of the GSCM, three case studies were then carried out in companies from different segments in order to compare the good practices and difficulties encountered, and the GSCM implementation guidelines were elaborated based on the elements considered in this work such as green marketing, environmental management, green Design, life cycle assessment, green suppliers, cleaner production, sustainable packaging and transportation, customer cooperation, and reverse logistics
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Zhao, Yiqing. "Green supply chain management drivers/pressures, practices and performance in Chinese construction industry." Thesis, Anglia Ruskin University, 2016. https://arro.anglia.ac.uk/id/eprint/702716/1/Zhao_2016.pdf.
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With the requirements of regulatory bodies, customers and business partners, Chinese
construction sector have been driven to imitate and implement green Supply Chain
Management (SCM) for their companies, to gain economic benefits and to become sustainable.
This research aims to investigate and identify green SCM practices that can potentially help
improve environmental and economic performance of organisations in Chinese construction
sector, leading to improved sustainability. With data collected from 103 companies in Chinese
construction industry, an exploratory factor analysis was conducted to derive groupings of
green SCM pressures/ drivers, practices and performance. Analysis of variance and t-tests were
introduced to assess the variations in green SCM pressures/drivers, practices and performance
for different sized enterprises and different industry sectors. Using regression analysis,
relationships between green SCM pressures/ drivers, practices and performance were examined.
To gain in depth insight into the causal relationship among factors obtained from the empirical
studies, two case studies were conducted. This research also explored and identified gaps
existing between green SCM in Chinese construction industry and British construction industry
through benchmarking exercise. The main findings from the empirical studies result reveal that:
1) Regulations and internal factors are considered as important green SCM drivers and
pressures. Medium and large sized Chinese companies face higher regulatory pressures than
small firms. 2) Case studies confirm that green SCM is not a new concept in Chinese
construction industry. Companies have begun to change their focus from improvement in one
supply chain entity to the entire supply chain. 3) Chinese construction companies seem to be
more matured in their adoption of green procurement practices than companies in building
material sector. 4) There is not any significant relationship between green SCM practices and
performance since most of the enterprises just initiate implementing green SCM practices.
Medium and large sized companies in Chinese construction industry have better economic
performance than small sized companies. The results from the benchmarking exercise against
British construction sector reveal that: 5) Green SCM implementation in British construction
sector is more comprehensive and effective because customers and suppliers in Britain have
more proactive involvement in adopting green SCM practices.
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Coetzee, Nandie. "Quantifying the impact of green supply chain management : a South African case study." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/61286.
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South African supply chains have moved from basic survival mode to a focus on optimised supply chains. These focus mainly on a reduction of inventory, cost, and lead time. The further shift to end-to-end supply chain visibility might be required to improve customer service and the competitiveness of supply chains (KPMG n.d.).
The World Resources Institute (WRI) reported that, since the Conference of Parties 21 (COP21) in December 2015, six climate change milestones have been met. These milestones are: 2015 being recorded as the warmest year on record; record levels of heat was experienced in each month in 2016; the Arctic Sea ice currently at record low levels; a clearer connection between extreme weather conditions and climate change induced by humans; the impact of carbon-intense behaviour being more serious than predicted; and the Western Artic ice sheet is melting at a faster rate than previously predicted (Gilder, Parker and Rumble 2016).
South Africa's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions constitute the largest single contribution on the African continent. If carbon emissions (CO2e) are not reduced, this will continue to grow exponentially. South Africa's emissions are placed in the top twenty in the world when considering per capita emissions. The intensity of the emissions, calculated as the ratio of emission to gross domestic product (GDP), is also above the world average and is similar to that of other industrialised countries globally, such as Japan. The indication is that the South African Parliament will implement a carbon tax from January 2017 (as predicted in April 2016). It is not a question of whether a carbon tax will be implemented in South Africa, but when (Gilder et al. 2016). From the above statements it is clear that there is a need to understand and quantify the impact of implementing environmentally-friendly initiatives on business profitability and sustainability. This would be carried out through a multiple case study approach at a global, South African-based, fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) company, so that the carbon tax could be minimised and the impact on the environment be reduced. This will be the main objective of the study.
To achieve this, objective, the following secondary objectives must be achieved in order to develop a framework that can be used to quantify the impact of green supply chain initiatives on the profitability and sustainability of a business' supply chain. The developed Green Business Profitability Framework is applied to a South African company's supply chain to determine whether the framework can successfully quantify the impact on environmental and business profitability.
Yin (2014) emphasises that a good research design should address the research objectives or questions, the propositions, and the unit of analysis. The research design should also enable a logical link to the propositions and the criteria that will be used to analyse the results of the case study. This research investigates the difference between environmental management and green supply chain management (GSCM). Subsequently, the history and theories behind GSCM are highlighted. Different decision-making methods for GCSM are identified to address supply chain performance, environmental performance, cost modelling, and performance measures. Existing frameworks of GSCM are also analysed. The research study aims to answer how the impact of implementing environmental initiatives on business profitability and sustainability is best quantified in a South African business. Previous supply chain
research is reviewed, and arranged in an end-to-end supply chain matrix view to understand on which areas of the previous supply chain methods, frameworks, and research to focus.
This research suggests that there is a need to quantify the impact of implementing green supply chain initiatives in a company, based on the profitability and sustainability of that company's supply chain. Existing methods that are used to assess the business profitability and sustainability impacts of initiatives do not focus on monitoring the complete supply chain, from operational activities to longer-term strategic initiatives (Porter and Van der Linde 1999; Schaefer and Kosansky 2008; Marchal et al. 2011). In this study, carbon emissions are used as a measure for the impact of sustainability, and are combined with the activity-based costing (ABC) method to understand the impact on profitability as well.
The analytical framework aims to help a company to evaluate the financial and environmental impact of sustainability initiatives, make strategic decisions to improve the business' environmental impact, and to operate in such a way to gain competitive advantage. The end-to-end supply chain view can aid the understanding of GSCM from a wider perspective, and can help the business to be more responsive to, and aware of, the impact of business decisions on its supply chain. The notion of business profitability impact, rather than performance measures, is used to evaluate the supply chain in view of the greater impact business profitability will have on the supply chain.
Relevant case studies were identified and used to determine the impact on the environment and on profitability of implementing initiatives aimed at reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The supply chain operations reference model (SCOR) level 1 processes aided in selecting the case studies to ensure that different areas of the supply chain were addressed. The duration of the case studies was one year, because all the peak and off-peak times were included, and because financial performance is reported annually to the business and its shareholders; only then could the full annual impact be assessed.
The developed green business profitability framework uses a combination of existing methods: the value-added analysis (VAA) approach, life cycle assessment (LCA), SCOR, product costing, 'cost to serve', the ABC method, the green supply chain operations reference model (GreenSCOR), and business profitability modelling (BPM). GreenSCOR enabled environmental initiatives to be tracked back to logistics operations, which made it easier to understand and implement. GreenSCOR also helped to link carbon emissions to their source, and to translate green supply chain actions into goals. Cash and Wilkerson (2003) noted that GreenSCOR helps with green management by linking best practices to the detailed processes; and, if it is applied, it can help to reduce carbon emissions. The framework of the South African Department of the Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) as used to convert the savings into carbon emission savings. The green business profitability framework aims to determine the impact of green supply chain initiatives on business profitability and sustainability.
The case studies addressed different applications of optimisation initiatives, from short-term to longer-term strategic objectives. In the plan case study, the framework was applied to determine whether it could be used to solve short-term network planning queries. The source area focused on long-term strategy development, while the make case study incorporated recommendations from a third party consultant. The deliver
case study focused on modelling the impact of the current internal initiatives and market trends, while the return case study determined the impact caused by operational changes in the case study company. The results from using the green business profitability framework to model short-term strategic planning indicated that the reduction in kilometres travelled obtained by optimising the secondary transportation network was directly related to the total carbon emissions, but not to the increase in business profitability. In the case study, the net effect was reduced carbon emissions and increased business profitability; but it could not be assumed that all the distribution centres (DCs) would show a carbon emission saving. The case study results interpreting the third party consultant's environmental sustainability initiatives indicated that the impact on profitability from implementing the various sustainable manufacturing initiatives was directly related to the carbon emissions, while the savings in lliquefied petroleum gas (LPG) had a bigger impact on profitability but a lower impact on sustainability. The deliver case study indicated that the impact on profitability was not directly related to carbon emissions. The daylight harvesting initiative had a bigger impact on carbon emission reduction, but a lower increase in business profitability than the fluorescent lighting initiative. The return case study showed that a higher carbon emissions reduction had minimal impact on business profitability.
As South African businesses move from basic supply chains to optimised supply chains under the current economic pressure, business will need to reconsider all options to reduce costs. With the carbon tax legislation looming in 2017, businesses need to become smarter about implementing sustainability initiatives that makes financial sense. The green business profitability framework developed here is a possible tool to consider, as it could help determine the break-even point between environmental sustainability and cost saving.Dissertation (MEng)--University of Pretoria, 2016.
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Zhao, Yiqing. "Green supply chain management drivers/pressures, practices and performance in Chinese construction industry." Thesis, Anglia Ruskin University, 2016. http://arro.anglia.ac.uk/702716/.
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With the requirements of regulatory bodies, customers and business partners, Chinese construction sector have been driven to imitate and implement green Supply Chain Management (SCM) for their companies, to gain economic benefits and to become sustainable. This research aims to investigate and identify green SCM practices that can potentially help improve environmental and economic performance of organisations in Chinese construction sector, leading to improved sustainability. With data collected from 103 companies in Chinese construction industry, an exploratory factor analysis was conducted to derive groupings of green SCM pressures/ drivers, practices and performance. Analysis of variance and t-tests were introduced to assess the variations in green SCM pressures/drivers, practices and performance for different sized enterprises and different industry sectors. Using regression analysis, relationships between green SCM pressures/ drivers, practices and performance were examined. To gain in depth insight into the causal relationship among factors obtained from the empirical studies, two case studies were conducted. This research also explored and identified gaps existing between green SCM in Chinese construction industry and British construction industry through benchmarking exercise. The main findings from the empirical studies result reveal that: 1) Regulations and internal factors are considered as important green SCM drivers and pressures. Medium and large sized Chinese companies face higher regulatory pressures than small firms. 2) Case studies confirm that green SCM is not a new concept in Chinese construction industry. Companies have begun to change their focus from improvement in one supply chain entity to the entire supply chain. 3) Chinese construction companies seem to be more matured in their adoption of green procurement practices than companies in building material sector. 4) There is not any significant relationship between green SCM practices and performance since most of the enterprises just initiate implementing green SCM practices. Medium and large sized companies in Chinese construction industry have better economic performance than small sized companies. The results from the benchmarking exercise against British construction sector reveal that: 5) Green SCM implementation in British construction sector is more comprehensive and effective because customers and suppliers in Britain have more proactive involvement in adopting green SCM practices.
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Baresel-Bofinger, Andreas C. R. "Implementation of innovative green management methods in the supply chain : the case of the Greek manufacturing sector." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 2016. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/17985/.
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Purpose: The objective of this study is to examine what are the common practices of green supply chain management in manufacturing companies in Greece and how green management practices can be efficiently implemented along their supply chain in order to achieve a better environmental, economic, operational and social performance. In a globalized market with a growing awareness of an organization’s ecological footprint an increasing number of companies worldwide understand the importance to implement green supply chain management (GSCM) practices. Nevertheless, environmental consciousness and environmental protection differ to a wide degree between countries. For Greece and the region of South East Europe there still exists a gap of theoretical and empirical research regarding GSCM. While Greece’s business community is largely seen as having a low responsiveness to ecological challenges, this research takes a closer look into the pressures, motivators and impediments that Greek manufacturers experience regarding the implementation of GSCM and how far this can be regarded an opportunity for them to create additional value for their companies. Research Methodology/Approach: Facing the relative novelty of the subject for Greece and the region of South East Europe and due to the scarcity of information, this research follows a qualitative exploratory research approach. On the base of a thorough literature review the research draws on a number of five in-depth case studies across Greek manufacturing companies. Semi-structured face-to-face interviews are conducted with several key personnel within the companies. The data are triangulated with additional company documents and publications, as well as on the spot observation. Findings: Findings of this research indicate that Greek manufacturers are generally aware of the ecological challenges but adopt in majority a reactive approach. GSCM does not have high strategic importance. Implementation often lacks vigour. Major drivers are legislative pressure, cost benefits and demands of big customers. Major impediments besides the lack of formal strategy are a mental resistance of employees and partners, and a lack of state support and control. A shift of paradigm is necessary to facilitate a more effective implementation of GSCM measures and foster a multifaceted added value to company performance. Contribution/Practical implications: This study enlarges the lean body of literature about GSCM implementation in Greece and South Eastern Europe. The findings illustrate to what degree and by which mechanisms Greek manufacturers attempt to incorporate an effective greening strategy into their overall business strategy. The practical motivators and impediments in this effort are exemplified. Progress, shortcomings and possible pitfalls are demonstrated. This research aims to contribute to the understanding of companies in the region of the way of the potential how innovative GSCM practices can increase company value. Limitations: Restricted by the limited number of case studies in one specific industry sector this research does not make a claim for generalisation of its results but rather provides an insight into a number of current problems that invite further empirical studies.
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Narayana, Naidelage Chamari Pushpamali. "The role of reverse logistics on supply chain performance." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2021. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/207373/1/Chamari%20Pushpamali_Narayana%20Naidelage_Thesis.pdf.
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This thesis examines the effect of reverse logistics practices on supply chain performance in the construction sector that adversely impacts the environment. Mixed-method was adopted to examine the role of reverse logistics practices, environmental impacts of reverse logistics strategies, and the effect of reverse logistics on supply chain performance. Results revealed that waste management is the mere focus of reverse logistics in the industry, reuse is environmentally the best option, and reverse logistics favourably impact most of the performance criteria. The study provided recommendations for strategic decision and policy making for successful reverse logistics at macro, meso, and micro levels.
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Mejia-Pajuelo, K., K. Solis-Galdos, D. Mauricio-Sanchez, C. Raymundo-Ibañez, and M. Perez. "Comprehensive Management model for increasing the competitiveness of small and medium artisan jewelry enterprises in Peru." Institute of Physics Publishing, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/656629.
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Today, many small and medium enterprises (SMEs) either go out of business or see their growth being stalled due to poor activity management and organization, which is why they are often unprepared to engage against large companies leading their competitive markets. This study aims to develop a comprehensive management model, exclusively designed for SMEs in the jewellery sector, which may encompass all areas that create value and make them competitive. The development of this comprehensive management model was deployed in 21 steps classified into three tiers based on three major philosophies. This study uses lean manufacturing to identify activities that add value and reduce waste, and lean green was used to provide the environmental care and culture approach required for a friendly and fair workplace environment. The selected scenario is a jewelry workshop, wherein techniques and tools were completely applied and yielded a 20% increase in operating performance and a 15% increase in annual return.
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Walker, Elizabeth, and Maria Klintarp. "Ökad återvinning i modebranschen : försörjningskedjans hinder och möjligheter inom produktutveckling." Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-370.
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En ökad textilkonsumtion har lett fram till en problematik kring miljöpåverkan på grund av den ökade mängden använda textilier som ska hanteras efter produkternas död. För att ta till vara på de dyrbara resurser som har använts för att skapa textila produkter, har intresset för återvinning av textila fibrer ökat. Forskningen inom återvinning av bomullsfibrer har däremot inte kommit tillräckligt långt för att produktion av återvunna fibrer av hög kvalité ska kunna göras storskalig. Detta speciellt eftersom problem med exempelvis blandfibrer och separerbarhet försvårar arbetet. Det finns förändringar som kan göras av modeföretag i produktutvecklingsfasen redan idag, vilka kan underlätta återvinningsprocessen och syftar till att skapa ett slutet system i framtiden. Därför finns det ett behov av att identifiera vilka interna problem som kan hindra en produktutveckling av återvinningsbara plagg, samt vilka förändringar som kan behöva ske av ett modeföretags externa relationer för att kunna införa denna produktutveckling. Genom djupintervjuer som utfördes med sju anställda vid fallföretaget Lindexs design- och inköpsavdelning har det klargjorts hur företagets nuvarande arbetsprocesser ser ut, samt vilka hinder som finns och vilka förändringar som behövs inom produktutvecklingen för att underlätta återvinningen. Detta gjordes genom att olika produktgrupper studerades utifrån tre utvalda scenarion som alla skulle underlätta återvinningen av plaggen. Resultatet visade att det finns tillräckliga resurser för att många anpassningar skulle kunna ske redan idag, dock inte i någon större utsträckning på grund av begränsningar inom designen. Ett stort hinder är det bristfälliga kommunikationsflödet, internt inom fallföretaget och externt mellan huvudkontor och leverantörer. Viktiga resurser som har identifierats och som underlättar införandet av förändringar är däremot en drivkraftig leverantörsbas och de långsiktiga relationerna till leverantörerna. Ett begränsat synfält av företagets nätverk har dessutom identifierats hos design- och inköpsavdelningen vid fallföretaget. Slutsatsen är därför att detta skulle behöva vidgas för att implementera förändringar. Även kommunikationsflödet bör nyttjas fullt ut för att de anställda ska kunna arbeta mot uppsatta mål, vilket ställer krav på ledningen att arbeta fram riktlinjer för hur en produktutveckling för återvinningsbara plagg ska genomföras. För att vissa förändringar i riktning mot återvinningsbara plagg ska kunna genomföras, krävs dessutom att modeföretag samarbetar för att driva frågan.Trots att återvinningsbara plagg är möjliga att producera i dagsläget, krävs fortfarande vidare studier angående hur detta är tekniskt möjligt i storskalig produktion, samt hur kvalitetsproblemen förknippade med återvunna fibrer ska hanteras.An increase in the consumption of textiles has created a greater environmental impact due to the increased amount of textiles that need to be processed when the product reaches end of life. To ensure the continued use of the precious resources used to create textiles the interest in fiber recycling has increased. The research in recycling cotton fibers is however limited and does not yet allow for production of high quality fibers in a large scale, especially due to the problem with separating material with more than one fiber type. There are changes that fashion companies can make today in the product development stage that will facilitate the recycling process and lead to the implementation of a closed loop system in the future. There is a need to identify the internal problems that can prevent development of recyclable clothing, as well as the changes necessary in a fashion company's external relationships to implement this type of product development. In depth interviews were conducted with seven employees working in the design and purchasing department of the case study Lindex. Through the interviews the employees clarified how the design and purchasing processes in the company are now as well as what barriers and changes may be necessary for product development of recyclable clothing. Three different product groups were studied through scenarios that would facilitate recycling of clothing. The results of the study shows that the company has the resources to implement many of these changes today, however not to a large extent throughout the collections due to design limitations. A large barrier is the inadequate communications flow internally in the case company and externally between the head office and suppliers. Important resources that have been identified in the study that will ease the implementation of changes are however a driven supplier network and the long term relationships to these suppliers. A limited view of the company's network has also been identified within the design and purchasing department of the case company. In conclusion this would need to be widened to allow for implementation of changes. Even the communications flow should be fully utilised to allow the employees to work towards the companys goals, which places demands on management to define guidelines for product development of recyclable clothing. To be able to implement certain changes that would allow for production of recyclable products, a collaboration between fashion companies would be required. Despite the fact that recyclable garments are possible to produce today, further research is needed to develop the technology to produce garments from recycled fibers in a large scale, as well as to address the quality problems associated with recycled fibers. The language of this report is Swedish.
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Stremlau, Kerstin, and Joanne Tao. "Green Supply Chain Management Enablers and Barriers in Textile Supply Chains : What factors enable or aggravate the implementation of a GSCM strategy for textile and fashion companies?" Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-10247.
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Purpose of this paper: The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the factors that enable or aggravate the implementation of a GSCM strategy for textile and fashion companies. Moreover, it shall be investigated how textile and fashion companies perceive their incentives of implementing GSCM and what their organizational responses regarding the perceived barriers and enablers look like. Design/methodology/approach: The report combines a literature study on previous research in the field of supply chain management, Green Supply Chain Management and the drivers and barriers of implementing a GSCM strategy, with an empirical study consisting of an online survey, a semi-structured interview and two case studies that are based on literature review. In order to analyze the survey results, a method to calculate a company’s GSCM incentive score has been developed. Findings: The factors that have been identified as the strongest or most important ones by many companies of the survey, as well as the interviewee and the case studies are supplier collaboration, the lack of supplier commitment, customer demand for more sustainability, customer desire for lower prices and top management commitment. Some companies also perceived the alignment of their company’s strategy as strong GSCM enabler. However, the calculation shows that the overall incentive score of most participants is in the neutral level; meaning that they in total perceive neither significant incentives nor barriers to implement GSCM. With mostly internal enablers and external barriers, more than half of the survey participants can be categorized as Agenda Setters. Research limitations: Due to the low response rate, the sample size of this study is very small. Moreover, the results strongly depend on the personal opinion and experiences of the interviewee and the individual situations of the companies. This means that the results of this study give an indication, but are not generalizable. Therefore, another study with a different sampling method and a larger sample size is needed. Practical implications: The outcomes of this study show that GSCM concerns every aspect of a supply chain. A company that wants to engage in GSCM needs to have good relationships with and control over its suppliers in order to ensure that they fulfill the sustainability requirements, and deal with pressure from NGOs. Additionally, the company needs to balance customer demands for low prices and sustainability, expect some (one-time) investments and sacrifice short-term profit in order to ensure sustainable production. Originality/value: This report identifies the most important GSCM barriers and enablers for textile companies. By evaluating how companies within the textile and fashion sector perceive their incentives of implementing GSCM and investigating their organizational behavior towards barriers and enablers of GSCM, this study indicates what the current situation in the textile industry looks like; shows where improvements are necessary and gives insight for companies that aim to engage in green practices. The development of the so called GSCM incentive score; a method to calculate a company’s perceived incentives to implement a GSCM strategy, can be useful for future studies within this field.
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Cronstam, Oliver, and Jacob Grönberg. "Influencing Factors in the Implementation of Green Management Practices : A Qualitative Study regarding Swedish SMEs in Logistics." Thesis, Internationella Handelshögskolan, Högskolan i Jönköping, IHH, Företagsekonomi, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-35811.
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The subject of green management is today relatively unexplored in existing literature, especially regarding SMEs in logistics. To bridge this gap this study aims to find what factors influence the implementation of green management for SMEs in logistics. Furthermore, this study aims to address the influential weight of these factors to create an even greater understanding within the topic. The chosen research method of this paper is qualitative, and the empirical data is collected through semi-structured interviews with Swedish logistic companies who have acquired the environmental management system ISO 14001. Furthermore, the research approach of this study is deductive. When implementing green management, this paper has found 4 factors that influence a company in various ways. What also has been found is what factors that have more influential weight and are essential to make such implementation effective. The study provides both theoretical and practical implications. Theoretically it fills a gap current literature and further explains SMEs in logistics use of green management. Practically companies can draw from this study to see if they work effectively with green management or better prepare for a transition. The researchers of this study suggest that the factors of influence that are presented in the empirical findings should be tested in a quantitative study with a larger sample size to better measure the effect of each one in a practical context.
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Amirbagheri, Keivan. "An analytical study about the relationship between Green Supply Chain Management practices and Organizational Performance." Doctoral thesis, Universitat de Barcelona, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/668317.
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En esta disertación de doctorado en tres capítulos principales, estudié un estudio analítico sobre la relación entre las prácticas de Green Supply Chain Management y el desempeño organizacional utilizando tres metodologías diferentes (análisis bibliométrico, estudio cualitativo y estudio cuantitativo). En el segundo capítulo, utilizando el análisis bibliométrico, revisé las tendencias en el mundo de la cadena de suministro verde. El tercer capítulo de esta tesis revisó cualitativamente en base al uso de entrevistas el nivel de implementación de la práctica de gestión de la cadena de suministro verde en los casos seleccionados y su influencia en el desempeño organizacional. Finalmente, mediante el uso de operadores OWA, este estudio propuso nuevos operadores para la emisión de gases de efecto invernadero.
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Chien, Chu-Chen, and 簡竹臻. "Electronic Industry Green Supply Chain Management Discussion." Thesis, 2012. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/03533688105730217594.
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碩士銘傳大學
經濟學系碩士在職專班
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In recent years, the EU the puts forward for environmental protection related instruction in. also urging the enterprise beginning to value a green supply chain management very big to the impact of the industry, considering a product with circumspection to recover to dump on after mining, the product the manufacturing, the carrying, and the product life cycle the be over from the raw material etc. process, whether match the environmental protection ordinance, bring incomparable pressure to brand business, generation''s industry and business and other spare parts suppliers. Fear a detail to go wrong deeply, will bring incomparable loss. There is a broad consensus that environmental protection is a vitally important business issue and increasing firms take its corporate social responsibilities seriously .This includes providing more environmentally friendly products and service to customers and extends to the ongoing pursuit of green activities in every area operation. This research will base on the electronic industry to discuss the green supply chain management and 「 Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment, WEEE」、The Restriction of the use of certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment, RoHS」and，Directive of Eco-design Requirements of Energy-using Products Directive, 2005/32/EC」of EU Environment Protection Rules have any contribution for environment and human. Two well-known electronic OEM Company be an individual case to analysis the effect and impact on Taiwan''s electronics industry, and to deduce the cost, increase the efficiency, and to let the company improve the competition advantage and commercial value.
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Lin, Tzu-Chi, and 林子淇. "Green supply chain management models with quantity discounts." Thesis, 2013. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/k2fv95.
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碩士國立臺北科技大學
經營管理系碩士班
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This study mainly discusses green supply chain management models with various quantity discounts functions. The formulated supply chain management model considers forward supply chain and reverse logistics. The formulated models also address quantity discount policies often used in real practice. The objective of the green supply chain models is to minimize total cost subject to various flow and capacity constraints. To make the green supply chain models more practical, this research builds and analyzes the models with various quantity discounts functions and derives optimal prices and ordering quantities of each stage. Some numerical examples are also presented to illustrate the correctness and capability of the proposed models.
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Lin, Yi-Ming, and 林義銘. "Constructing Green Supply Chain Management System Evaluation Indicators." Thesis, 2011. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/81492017905736393928.
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碩士國立高雄應用科技大學
資訊管理系
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Green supply chain management (GSCM) has become an important issue for enterprises. However, little attention has been paid to measure the actual effectiveness of green supply chain management system (GSCMS). Furthermore, in view of the lack of a method of indicator development. This study referenced Modified Delphi Method to develope a "three-stage" procedure to elicit the proper items and built a GSCMS evaluation indicators. The research process has following important steps. First, we adopted DeLone & McLean information systems success model, characteristics of supply chain management system, green supply chain management system and green information technology for scale development. Second, some experts and scholars related to the field of green supply chain management system were interviewed. Final, after taking the suggestions and corrections from those experts and scholars and data analysis, this study proposed 4 dimensions as “Information Quality”, “System Quality”, “Service Quality” and "Environmental Quality", total 43 evaluation indicators of GSCMS. The results may provide the enterprises in setting up GSCMS to evaluate the effectiveness. For the enterprises that have not yet set up the system, the results could serve as the reference while purchasing or setting up.
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Chung, Chia-fen, and 鍾佳芬. "The study of green supply chain performance in green supply chain management and knowledge sharing : from social capital perspective." Thesis, 2011. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/92109129389629824551.
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碩士國立中央大學
企業管理研究所
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In recent years, the environmental awareness have raised up. Companies must comply with environmental protection regulations and take the environmental concept into the supply chain management. Hence, knowledge sharing and environmrantal collaboration between supply chain partnerers become the most important factor of performance improvement. Previous studties focused on practical managment tools and information platform for green supply chain management, and vendor evaluation. In this study, we explored social capital’s contribution to green sulppy chain performance, and utilized the three constructs of social capital (structual, relational, congnitive dimensions) to analyze which is the main factor to improve green supply chain performance. The empirical results of this study reveled that there is good reliability and validity in measurement model, and also showedin the results of structual model: (1) both structual and congnitive dimentions of social capital positively affect knowledge sharing；(2) congnitive dimention of social capital positively affects environmental collaboration；(3) both knowledge sharing and environmental collaborartion between the firm and its partners positively affect green supply chain performance；(4) knowledge sharing and green supply chain performance is moderated by environmental collaboration.
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Wu, Ya-Chian, and 吳雅倩. "The Influences of Knowledge Management Capability on Lean Supply Chain and Green Supply Chain Synergies." Thesis, 2018. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/z963ma.
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碩士國立臺灣科技大學
資訊管理系
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Firms are under heavy pressure to improve supply chain planning and performance because of factors such as increasing uncertainty and competition. Manufacturers have adopted a variety of innovative technological and process-based solutions to obtain and sustain competitive advantage over their competitors. Lean supply chain is an extension of the concept and technology of the Toyota Production Model. The core claim emphasizes the need to completely eliminate all waste. With less effort, less equipment, less time and space to produce products that meet customer needs and enhance the profitability. The EU has successively established three major environmental laws and regulations since July 2006 and environmental protection awareness and concept of sustainable development have improved in recent years which lead to the introduction and implementation of green supply chain. The integration of environmental issues with lean manufacturing and supply chains is still a major challenge for management research. This paper aims to focus on the combined synergies of knowledge management capability on operational and environmental performance in manufacturing enterprises by executing lean and green supply chain practices. A questionnaire based survey was performed. Data from top 1000 Manufacturing Enterprises by CommonWealth magazine of Taiwan in 2017 were collected through mail survey. The results indicate that knowledge acquisition and knowledge conversion are positively related to lean and green supply chain practices which, in turn, has a positive effect on operations and environmental performance . Therefore, managers need to facilitate dynamics of knowledge acquisition, conversion , and then utilize it to cultivate a better synergies of Lean and Green supply chain practices, which in turn will result in favorable operations performance.
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Merrick, Ryan J. "Green Supply Chain Design: A Lagrangian Approach." Thesis, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10012/5240.
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The expansion of supply chains into global networks has drastically increased the distance travelled along shipping lanes in a logistics system. Inherently, the increase in travel distances produces increased carbon emissions from transport vehicles. When increased emissions are combined with a carbon tax or emissions trading system, the result is a supply chain with increased costs attributable to the emission generated on the transportation routes. Most traditional supply chain design models do not take emissions and carbon costs into account. Hence, there is a need to incorporate emission costs into a supply chain optimization model to see how the optimal supply chain configuration may be affected by the additional expenses.
This thesis presents a mathematical programming model for the design of green supply chains. The costs of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions were incorporated in the objective function, along with the fixed and transportation costs that are typically modeled in traditional facility location models. The model also determined the unit flows between the various nodes of the supply chain, with the objective of minimizing the total cost of the system by strategically locating warehouses throughout the network.
The literature shows that CO2 emissions produced by a truck are dependent on the weight of the vehicle and can be modeled using a concave function. Hence, the carbon emissions produced along a shipping lane are dependent upon the number of units and the weight of each unit travelling between the two nodes. Due to the concave nature of the emissions, the addition of the emission costs to the problem formulation created a nonlinear mixed integer programming (MIP) model.
A solution algorithm was developed to evaluate the new problem formulation. Lagrangian relaxation was used to decompose the problem by echelon and by potential warehouse site, resulting in a problem that required less computational effort to solve and allowed for much larger problems to be evaluated. A method was then suggested to exploit a property of the relaxed formulation and transform the problem into a linear MIP problem. The solution method computed the minimum cost for a complete network that would satisfy all the needs of the customers.
A primal heuristic was introduced into the Lagrangian algorithm to generate feasible solutions. The heuristic utilized data from the Lagrangian subproblems to produce good feasible solutions. Due to the many characteristics of the original problem that were carried through to the subproblems, the heuristic produced very good feasible solutions that were typically within 1% of the Lagrangian bound.
The proposed algorithm was evaluated through a number of tests. The rigidity of the problem and cost breakdown were varied to assess the performance of the solution method in many situations. The test results indicated that the addition of emission costs to a network can change the optimal configuration of the supply chain. As such, this study concluded that emission costs should be considered when designing supply chains in jurisdictions with carbon costs. Furthermore, the tests revealed that in regions without carbon costs it may be possible to significantly reduce the emissions produced by the supply chain with only a small increase in the cost to operate the system.
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Wu, Kuo-Jui, and 吳國睿. "Leading Green Era to Sustainable Supply Chain Management under Uncertainty." Thesis, 2016. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/16439238042110625164.
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博士國立臺灣科技大學
工業管理系
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United Nations, European Union and United States of America set up several environmental regulations in order to prevent our living environment from getting worst. Hence, firms are required to comply with these regulations in the production processes for reducing the environmental impacts. Although previous studies proposed frameworks and assessments enable to assist firms in considering economic and environmental aspects, there is still a gap exist in concerns about the social aspect. Furthermore, there are also insufficient studies address how to lead firms from green era to sustainable supply chain management that enables to consider triple bottle line (economy, environment and society) simultaneously. This dissertation proposes five research objectives to demonstrate the development of sustainability for leading firms from “green” into “sustainability”: (i) to evaluate the decisive factors that can influence the implementation of green supply chain practices; (ii) to identify the specific dynamic organizational capabilities by evaluating the performance of the case firm; (iii) to investigate the contributions of innovation criteria to sustainable business management capabilities and competencies under uncertainty; (iv) to develop an assessment with a theoretical basis that supports firms in diagnosing and enhancing their understanding of supply chain risks and uncertainties using diverse information; and (v) to provide, in addition to a theoretical basis, a quantitative tool for firms to evaluate the performance of sustainable supply chain management. In addition, several effective hybrid methods are proposed to overcome the gaps from previous studies. The empirical studies, implication and conclusions are addressed.
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Peng, Chia-Hui, and 彭嘉惠. "Analysis of Governmental Recycling Policies on Green Supply Chain Management." Thesis, 2014. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/xpdy9a.
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碩士國立中正大學
企業管理研究所
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Since the advances in technology, environmental pollution is getting worse. Environmental laws have been promoted in different countries. EU announced RoHs and WEEE directives in 2003, these directives required that all manufacturers and suppliers within 10 classes of electrical and electronic products should take the responsibilities of collecting and reusing their products. Many international companies have also made similar rules by themselves. In addition, Green Supply Chain (GSC) is a popular topic for many researchers. The recycling policy of government involvement in Taiwan is Two-part instrument (2PI), which means the government imposes subsidy and disposal fees. However, people have a query about 2PI. For example, the foundation of recycling waste lighting had lost more than three hundred million NT dollars in 2013. The government should consider revising the original policy or using other policies to enhance the operational effect of GSC and achieve environmental sustainability. The research established two GSC model: tax model in Taiwan and rate model in other countries. Then, the research set up the optimal decision in two models. Finally, the research compared tax model with rate model. The Purpose of this research is to maximize Social Welfare (SW), which involves company’s profit, government foundation, and the environmental impact. These results could be a reference to government when selecting optimal recycling policy. According to the research results, SW in rate model is higher than SW in tax model. Besides, the scale of decrease in product quantity when the research increase one unit of disposal fee is more than the scale of increase in product quantity when the research increase one unit of subsidy fee.
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SHUHO, CHEN, and 陳樹火. "Selecting the Most Feasible Strategy for Green Supply-Chain Management." Thesis, 2010. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/21499040336242537313.
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碩士嶺東科技大學
高階主管企管碩士在職專班
98
Along with the rapid economic growth and the swift expansion of enterprises across the world, human beings are utilizing natural resources faster than ever. Meanwhile, the excessive development and pollutions are causing the most severe damages to the environment and has thus destroyed the ecology. Faced with the deteriorating environmental issues, enterprises have to adopt new management models in all aspects throughout their business activities. Apparently, the green supply-chain management is the most effective tool that helps enterprise accomplish their management goals and solve the environmental issues at the same time. In Taiwan, however, the green supply-chain management still has a long way to go before the enterprises adopt it consciously. Therefore, this study attempts to analyze the external conditions related to the green supply-chain management by SWOT method thereby identify the potential opportunities and threats and, meanwhile, assess the internal conditions required by the green supply-chain management thereby identify the advantages and disadvantages possessed by the enterprises, and thus create a solid framework for the enterprises with respect to the implementation of green supply-chain management. Most importantly, this study concentrates on the most feasible strategy for green supply-chain management in relation to the present situations of Taiwan’s enterprises.
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Skachkova, Maria, and 瑪麗雅. "Green Supply Chain Management Implementation in Taiwanese Manufacturing Companies－none." Thesis, 2011. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/43741153748555555275.
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碩士逢甲大學
國際貿易所
99
The current thesis is devoted to the topic of “green” supply chain practices development in Taiwan. Making a review of current researches in the Green Supply Chain Management (GSCM) field we give a brief description of the main research directions, key issues and theoretical approaches, and also focus on some practical issues of GSCM implementation. The purpose of our work is to investigate factors which influence the Green Supply Chain Management (GSCM) implementation in Taiwanese manufacturing organizations. Corresponding with the research purpose, a significant number of literature and previous works was analyzed. To conduct the research we provide a theoretical framework, set out what factors determine the choice of GSCM implementation and use the simple linear model to investigate them. For the sample we take 400 companies from the “CommonWealth” Magazine (天下) annual survey “1000 Best Manufacturing Companies of Taiwan”. The qualitative data was collected from open sources (companies’ websites, information provided for potential investors – financial reports and available sustainable reports) by the method of content analysis. Quantitative data was taken from Taiwan Economic Journal (TEJ) and Taiwan Stock Exchange listed companies’ databases. To analyze our model we apply ordinary least squares and binary logistic regression methods. The results reflect that ISO 14000 adoption, export to environmentally aware markets and “green” partners existence influences the GSCM adoption in Taiwan manufacturing companies. From our sample we define positive relations between these factors and GSCM adoption. The conclusions of our research are not contrary to the previous researches done and support that main factors of GSCM implementation for Taiwanese manufacturing companies are similar to those in other countries. However, some important differences exist. Taiwan country specific features in GSCM implementation are the following: ? Most of GSCM adopted Taiwanese manufacturing companies in our sample are from electronic, optoelectronic and semiconductor industry; Companies from this industry are more likely to adopt GSCM and ISO 14000; ? Companies adopt “green” practices mainly because of foreign customers and international environmental regulations pressure; ? Size of the companies defined in number of employees doesn’t influence the GSCM adoption; We hope that our findings can be interesting to anyone working on sustainability and green performance issues. However, the results of this study suggest a broader hypothesis for our further research in the GSCM field.
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Chen, Wan-Ying, and 陳婉瑩. "An Evaluation of Green Supply Chain Management and Green Performance in Liner Shipping Context." Thesis, 2014. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/z3825m.
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碩士長榮大學
航運管理研究所
102
In this paper, environmental management and supply chain management (SCM) theories are adopted as the research basis. This study empirically examines the implementation of green supply chain management and green performance in container shipping industry. Research framework contains three major latent dimensions “internal green practices, external green collaboration, and green performance”. The questionnaire was adapted from the relevant literature and experts’ interview. SPSS statistical software is applied to assess the degree of green supply chain management implementation and green performance in the container shipping industry. Factor analysis extracted six factors and named as: “internal green practices (green policy, green shipping, and green marketing)”, “external green collaboration (green collaboration with partners, green collaboration with customers)”, and “green performance (reduction of pollutants, green brand image)”. In addition, a structural equation modeling (SEM) approach was employed to test the research hypotheses. Results indicated that internal green practices has positive effects on green performance, whereas external green collaboration also has a positive influence on green performance. In addition, internal green practices has a positive influence on external green collaboration. Finally, the conclusions, managerial implications and suggestion for further research are discussed.
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Lin, Cheng-Wei, and 林正偉. "The Relationship among Market Orientation, Green Supply Chain Management Capability and Green Supply Chain Management Performance: An Empirical Study on Electrical and Electronic Industries in Taiwan." Thesis, 2014. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/7h6752.
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碩士國立高雄應用科技大學
企業管理系
102
Nowadays, Firms face stronger environmental challenges. Many countries have begun to develop environmental norms and firms were forced to adopt green supply chain management. Reviewing green supply chain management research, most of studies focus on the institutional issues. There is lake of the aspect of market issues’s researches. Therefore, this study attempts to combine market orientation, green supply chain management and green supply chain management performance which build up the research frameworks. This study adopts the method of questionnaire investigation for electrical and electronic industries in Taiwan. This study mails 1000 questionnaires; the 207 valid questionnaires are turned. And using AMOS 18.0 statistics software to analysis the data, and there are four main findings. The first, market orientation has a significant positive effect on the green supply chain management capability. The second, green supply chain management capability has a significant positive effect on the environmental performance and economic performance. The third, market orientation has a significant positive effect on the environmental performance and economic performance. The fourth, market orientation can through green supply chain management capability has a significant indirect effect on environmental performance and economic performance.