Title: Green supply chain barriers analysis using interpretive structural modelling

Authors: Krishnakant Dhakar; Abhay Singh; Sheetal Soda; Pushyamitra Mishra

Addresses: Industrial and Production Engineering Department, Shri G.S. Institute of Technology and Science, Indore, India ' Department of Mechanical Engineering, MANIT, Bhopal, M.P., India ' Department of Mechanical Engineering, IKGPTU, Kapurthala, India ' Department of Mechanical Engineering, MANIT, Bhopal, M.P., India

Abstract: Industrialisation plays a major role in economic development, infrastructure, growth and prosperity of any country. But these industries are affecting our environment so badly which causes global warming, greenhouse effect, ozone layer depletion, acid rain, pollution, etc. Due to these threats green supply chain management (GSCM) comes into picture. GSCM offers a possible solution to the problem by containing the pollution and losses considerably, thus affecting the overall operational efficiency of the practicing firm. This research paper makes an attempt to assess the barriers that were identified from extensive literature review and opinions invited from industry-experts that impede implementation of GSCM. A hierarchy-based model was presented with the application of interpretive structural modelling (ISM) technique to identify contextual relationships among the identified barriers. Out of 12 barriers mainly three barriers are found to be significant.

Keywords: green supply chain management; GSCM; barriers; interpretive structural modelling; ISM.

DOI: 10.1504/IJLSM.2021.115795

International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management, 2021 Vol.39 No.3, pp.390 - 408

Received: 08 Apr 2019
Accepted: 07 Jul 2019
Published online: 23 Jun 2021 *

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