Master in Engineering Management, Faculty of Management Sciences, Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Pakistan.
Department of Management Science & Humanities, Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences & Technology, Topi, Swabi, KPK, Pakistan.
Sci Total Environ. 2018 May 15;624:162-169. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.12.089. Epub 2017 Dec 14.
The increase in the environmental pollution is one of the most important topic in today's world. In this context, the industrial activities can pose a significant threat to the environment. To manage problems associate to industrial activities several methods, techniques and approaches have been developed. Green supply chain management (GSCM) is considered one of the most important "environmental management approach". In developing countries such as Pakistan the implementation of GSCM practices is still in its initial stages. Lack of knowledge about its effects on economic performance is the reason because of industries fear to implement these practices. The aim of this research is to perceive the effects of GSCM practices on organizational performance in Pakistan. In this research the GSCM practices considered are: internal practices, external practices, investment recovery and eco-design. While, the performance parameters considered are: environmental pollution, operational cost and organizational flexibility. A set of hypothesis propose the effect of each GSCM practice on the performance parameters. Factor analysis and linear regression are used to analyze the survey data of Pakistani industries, in order to authenticate these hypotheses. The findings of this research indicate a decrease in environmental pollution and operational cost with the implementation of GSCM practices, whereas organizational flexibility has not improved for Pakistani industries. These results aim to help managers regarding their decision of implementing GSCM practices in the industrial sector of Pakistan.
环境污染的加剧是当今世界最重要的议题之一。在这种情况下，工业活动可能对环境构成重大威胁。为了应对与工业活动相关的问题，已经开发了几种方法、技术和方法。绿色供应链管理 (GSCM) 被认为是最重要的“环境管理方法”之一。在巴基斯坦等发展中国家，GSCM 实践的实施仍处于起步阶段。由于缺乏对其对经济绩效影响的了解，企业担心实施这些实践。本研究旨在了解 GSCM 实践对巴基斯坦组织绩效的影响。在本研究中，考虑的 GSCM 实践包括：内部实践、外部实践、投资回收和生态设计。而，所考虑的绩效参数包括：环境污染、运营成本和组织灵活性。一组假设提出了每种 GSCM 实践对绩效参数的影响。因子分析和线性回归用于分析巴基斯坦工业的调查数据，以验证这些假设。本研究的结果表明，实施 GSCM 实践可降低环境污染和运营成本，而巴基斯坦工业的组织灵活性并未提高。这些结果旨在帮助管理者做出在巴基斯坦工业部门实施 GSCM 实践的决策。
