Title: Prioritising parameters of green manufacturing in Indian SME's with analytical hierarchy process and TOPSIS

Authors: Mahakdeep Singh; Kanwarpreet Singh; Amanpreet Singh Sethi

Addresses: Mechanical Engineering Department, Chandigarh University, Gharuan, Punjab, India ' Department of Mechanical Engineering, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab, India ' Department of Mechanical Engineering, Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Engg. College, Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab, India

Abstract: This manuscript is focused on identifying the various parameters of green manufacturing and finding a suitable ranking in terms of their most effectiveness towards accruing business excellence. After literature survey eight parameters, that is, support from top management, practices adopted by organisations, government pressure, social pressure, customers, green supply chain management, support from government, new technology adoption; have been identified to examine priority weights by the use of analytical hierarchy process (AHP). These priority weights are used for technique for order preference by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS) rankings and further testing the sensitivity of the results. Customers, GSCM, new technology adoption have been ranked at first three places respectively, while government pressure, social pressure has been ranked fourth and fifth. Important factors discussed in this research can assist the different organisations to concentrate on imperative sections and assigning obligatory resources for assuring successful green manufacturing execution in various small and medium scale enterprises.

Keywords: green manufacturing; analytical hierarchy process; AHP; technique for order preference by similarity to ideal solution; TOPSIS; small and medium scale enterprises; SME's.

DOI: 10.1504/IJICBM.2021.113002

International Journal of Indian Culture and Business Management, 2021 Vol.22 No.2, pp.167 - 194

Received: 04 Jul 2019
Accepted: 25 Dec 2019
Published online: 15 Feb 2021 *

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