Investigating Structural Relationships of Sustainable Supply Chain Management Drivers in Persian Gulf Petrochemical Industries
Subject Areas : Industrial Management
1 - Department of Industrial Engineering, I.A.U,Gachsaran branch, Gachsaran, Iran.
Keywords: MICMAC, Sustainable supply chain management, drivers relationships interpretative structural modeling,
Abstract :
Today, ensuring the sustainable development of any organization depends on the Optimal conservation and utilization of limited resources and irreplaceable for sustainable Social and Economic Development in that country. For this reason, sustainable supply chain management has become an interesting topic for researchers and industry managers. The purpose of this study is to determine the relationships and levels of sustainable supply chain management incentives. The statistical population of the study is Persian Gulf petrochemical industry. The research method was descriptive-analytical. From the research literature, 12 instances of sustainable supply chain management incentives were identified. Then, by collecting data and determining the relationship between drivers, using interpretive structural modeling and MicMac are analyzed. The results of this study showed that third level metrics including information technology empowerment, institutional pressures, social values and ethics, and commitment and strategy of the company were the influencing factors on other criteria. Also green inventory variables, strategic supplier partnerships, environmental conservation, continuous improvement, internal pressures, economic stability and green product design are affected by other variables and in themselves have no effect on other factors. Logistic optimization criterion is also influenced by level 3 variables and affects level 1 variables. in the MicMac analysis, the results also indicate that the variables of all three levels are considered to be link interface variables. And that means they are highly influential, and every small change to these variables causes a major change in the system.
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2- Abdulrahman, M. D., Gunasekaran, A., & Subramanian, N. (2014). Critical barriers in implementing reverse logistics in the Chinese manufacturing sectors. International Journal of Production Economics, 147, 460 471.
3- Andalib Ardakani, D., & Soltanmohammadi, A. (2019). Investigating and analysing the factors affecting the development of sustainable supply chain model in the industrial sectors. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, 26(1), 199-212.
4- Attaran, M., & Attaran, S. (2007). Collaborative supply chain management: the most promising practice for building efficient and sustainable supply chains. Business Process Management Journal, 13(3), 390-404.
5- Bai, C., & Sarkis, J. (2010). Greener Supplier Development: Analytical Evaluation Using Rough Set Theory. Journal of Cleaner Production, 17(2), 255-264.
6- Beamon, B. M. (2005). Environmental and sustainability ethics in supply chain management. Science and Engineering Ethics, 11(2), 221-234.
7- Bhakoo, V., &Choi, T. (2013). The iron cage exposed: Institutional pressures and heterogeneity across the healthcare supply chain. Journal of Operations Management, 31(6), 432 - 449.
8- Boix, M., Mantastruc, L., Azzaeo-Pantel, C., & Domenech, S. (2015). Optimization methods applied to the design of eco-industrial parks: a literature review. Journal of Cleaner Production, 87(15), 303-317.
9- Carter, C. R., & Dresner, M. (2001). Purchasing's Role in Environmental Management: Cross Functional Development of Grounded Theory. Journal of Supply Chain Management, 37(2), 12-27.
10- Chen, C. (2001). Design for the environment: A quality-based model for green product development. Management Science, 47(2), 250-263.
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