An integrated approach to modeling the barriers in implementing green manufacturing practices in SMEs

Karuppiah, Koppiahraj; Sankaranarayanan, Bathrinath; Ali, Syed Mithun; Chowdhury, Priyabrata; Paul, Sanjoy Kumar

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.121737

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“…Moreover, our focus on strategies for reducing the impacts of the pandemic can serve as a guide for the managers in this sector. In addition, because we use a developing country, Bangladesh, as a case study for investigating the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, this paper can enrich current understandings of how disruptions affect food and beverage supply chains in developing countries (Karuppiah et al 2020 ; Tumpa et al 2019 ; Gaikwad et al 2020 ).…”

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“…Second, the study relies on data collected from large organizations operating in the food and beverage industry in Bangladesh. Given that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) versus large organizations vary in their operations and strategies (Karuppiah et al 2020 ), the findings may not completely reflect the situation among SMEs. Therefore, a future study could explore the impacts and strategies in the context of SMEs or compare the findings for large firms with those for SMEs.…”

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A case study on strategies to deal with the impacts of COVID-19 pandemic in the food and beverage industry

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This research investigates the impacts of the novel coronavirus disease, also referred to as COVID-19 pandemic, on the food and beverage industry. It examines both short-term and medium-to-long-term impacts of the pandemic and outlines strategies to reduce the potential consequences of those impacts. To this end, we use a qualitative, multiple-case-study methodology, collecting data from eight sample companies with fourteen respondents in the food and beverage industry in Bangladesh. The findings show that the short-term impacts of this pandemic, such as product expiry, shortage of working capital, and limited operations of distributors, are severe, while the medium-to-long-term impacts promise to be complex and uncertain. In the longer term, various performance metrics, such as return on investment by the firms, the contribution of the firms to the gross domestic product (GDP), and employee size, are all expected to decrease. Moreover, firms may need to restructure their supply chain and build relationships with new distributors and trade partners. The study proposes several strategies that managers in this sector can adopt to improve resiliency in the changing environment during and after the COVID-19 era. While this research is novel and contributes to both theory and practice, it does not consider small and medium-sized companies in the food and beverage industry. Therefore, the impacts and strategies we identify may not apply to smaller companies.

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A case study on strategies to deal with the impacts of COVID-19 pandemic in the food and beverage industry

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“…Further, in a recent study by Alwakid et al (2020), they found that environmental actions, environmental consciousness, and temporal orientation are the cultural factors that contribute to increasing green entrepreneurial activities in the context of Saudi Arabia. Karuppiah et al (2020) used multicriteria decision-making techniques to model the barriers to implementing green manufacturing practices in SMEs. They extensively explored the previous literature and revealed a total of thirty barriers to the implementation of green manufacturing (GM).…”

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Barriers to Green Entrepreneurship: An ISM-Based Investigation

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Green entrepreneurship is a novel sustainability term. A strategy has recently been put forward to make a business greener by minimizing the harmful impact on the environment and committing to sustainability while maintaining financial imperishability. However, some barriers prevent its implementation to its full potential. This study aims at investigating such barriers following the interpretive structural modeling (ISM) approach for analyzing relationships among them and for their prioritization, for the effective construction of green entrepreneurship. The study revealed that collaboration among stakeholders of business activities is vital to green entrepreneurship. Results also show that R&D and technology are foundational to overcoming other barriers, such as the costs associated with green initiatives, lack of knowledge and subjective awareness in the market, shortage of investors and involvement of private sectors, government regulations, cultural differences, dominating industries, lack of incentive and support mechanism, and bureaucracy. Subsequently, the results indicated that overcoming these barriers will enable us to change the short-term mindset of investors towards green entrepreneurship. Implications of this study include using the revealed set of barriers and their modeled relationships for policymaking as well as the development of better targeted and more effective strategies to overcome these barriers, enabling its implementation to its full potential.

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“…In Europe, SMEs illustrate the lack of incentives in waste legislation to stimulate environmental behaviour [64]. In India, it is recognised as a barrier that needs unified criteria with SMEs struggling to comprehend regulatory norms [65]. The regulatory approach is essential to enhance the circular economy's shift towards SMEs and adopt waste hierarchy [66] In Chile, the N • 20.416 law considers (technically) a proportionality principle for these companies [67], for environmental and waste themes.…”

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Waste Management. The Disconnection between Normative and SMEs Reality

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Waste generation is a critical factor in global environmental degradation, where SMEs have been historically relevant yet underestimated. This study covers the issue of the disconnection between the normative and SMEs reality. Therefore, this research aims to investigate the relationship between waste management norms and their application in Chilean SMEs. For context, Chile is the nation that generates the most amount of waste per capita in the region. Nevertheless, the country also has one of the most rigorous waste frameworks in the region, by means of the Extended Responsibility Producer (ERP) law, which has been gradually implemented since 2016. Data for the study were collected through in-depth interviews with 25 SMEs. The results show the practical limitations of SMEs in complying with the waste law, the lack of traceability in the waste management system, and the need for economic support and technical assistance to improve the use and management of sustainable raw materials. Therefore, this study contributes to the limited knowledge of how SMEs implement waste management norms and their importance in diminishing waste generation and promoting waste hierarchy.

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An integrated approach to modeling the barriers in implementing green manufacturing practices in SMEs

Cited by 113 publications

References 73 publications

A case study on strategies to deal with the impacts of COVID-19 pandemic in the food and beverage industry

A case study on strategies to deal with the impacts of COVID-19 pandemic in the food and beverage industry

Barriers to Green Entrepreneurship: An ISM-Based Investigation

Waste Management. The Disconnection between Normative and SMEs Reality

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