Title: Identification of critical success factors for green supply chain management implementation

Authors: Rakesh Kumar Malviya; Ravi Kant; Ashim Dutta Gupta

Addresses: Mechanical Engineering Department, S.V. National Institute of Technology, Surat-395007, India ' Mechanical Engineering Department, S.V. National Institute of Technology, Surat-395007, India ' General Manager Commercial, Gajra Differential Gears Pvt. Ltd., Dewas, India

Abstract: The objective of this study is to identify the critical success factors (CSFs) for successful green supply chain management (GSCM) implementation. The nationwide questionnaire survey and fuzzy Decision Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (DEMATEL) method is used to identify critical success factors (CSFs) for GSCM implementation. The total 35 influential factors were identified through literature review and expert discussion. Out of which 29 influencing factors (Mean ≥ 3.00) were selected through a nationwide survey of Indian automobile industries. The empirical case study of an Indian gear manufacturing organisation is presented to identify CSFs and to validate the applicability of the proposed framework. The proposed fuzzy DEMATEL method identified 12 CSFs from 29 influencing factors which will help to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of successful GSCM implementation. The findings help in understanding GSCM deeply which offers a meaningful base and provides an indication to build an effective phase-wise GSCM implementation.

Keywords: green SCM; supply chain management; GSCM implementation; fuzzy set theory; DEMATEL; critical success factors; CSFs; India; automobile industry; case study; gear manufacturing; automotive components.

DOI: 10.1504/IJLSM.2016.080250

International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management, 2016 Vol.25 No.4, pp.474 - 512

Received: 09 Jul 2015
Accepted: 19 Sep 2015
Published online: 09 Nov 2016 *

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