Title: Establishment of a sustainable development framework in small scale mining supply chains in India

Authors: Kamalakanta Muduli; Akhilesh Barve

Addresses: School of Mechanical Sciences, IIT Bhubaneswar, Samantpuri, Bhubaneswar, Odissa, 751013, India ' School of Mechanical Sciences, IIT Bhubaneswar, Samantpuri, Bhubaneswar, Odissa, 751013, India

Abstract: Green supply chain management (GSCM) improves environmental performance of the organisation which leads to their increased social image while enabling them to improve economical performance through cost reduction and cost saving principles. In fact GSCM success can lead to increased contribution of the organisations towards sustainable development (SD). However, mining industries in India particularly small scale mines are either unable to implement GSCM successfully or reluctant to adopt it. The reason may be lack of adequate knowledge of potential GSCM barriers and the existing causal relationship among them. To bridge this gap this research tries to explore the potential GSCM barriers in small scale Indian mining industries and proposes, decision making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL) method to extract the causal relationships among them. Prior knowledge of the barriers and their nature will help the decision makers in formulating effective strategies to bring improvements in GSCM implementation that supports sustainable development.

Keywords: green SCM; green supply chains; supply chain management; GSCM barriers; sustainable development; sustainability; decision making; DEMATEL; small scale mining; mining supply chains.

DOI: 10.1504/IJIE.2013.057340

International Journal of Intelligent Enterprise, 2013 Vol.2 No.1, pp.84 - 100

Received: 19 Apr 2013
Accepted: 09 Jul 2013
Published online: 24 Jul 2014 *

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