Green supply chain practices and performance in Ghana's mining industry: a comparative evaluation based on DEMATEL and AHP

Sarpong, Simonov Kusi; Sarkis, Joseph; Wang, Xuping

doi:10.1504/ijbpscm.2016.081290

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“…Another objective of the study was the determination of the relative importance of these evaluation criteria. There are many methods such as the AHP, ANP, BWM (Kusi-Sarpong et al, 2016a, 2016bBadri Ahmadi et al, 2017) available to achieve this goal. However, Shannon entropy was chosen over other tools because the number of criteria (16 in this case) and we were unable to use any pairwise comparison-based method engrained with difficulties in computing inconsistencies.…”

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An integrated grey-based multi-criteria decision-making approach for supplier evaluation and selection in the oil and gas industry

Kaviani

Yazdi

Ocampo

et al. 2019

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Purpose The oil and gas industry is a crucial economic sector for both developed and developing economies. Delays in extraction and refining of these resources would adversely affect industrial players, including that of the host countries. Supplier selection is one of the most important decisions taken by managers of this industry that affect their supply chain operations. However, determining suitable suppliers to work with has become a phenomenon faced by these managers and their organizations. Furthermore, identifying relevant, critical and important criteria needed to guide these managers and their organizations for supplier selection decisions has become even more complicated due to various criteria that need to be taken into consideration. With limited works in the current literature of supplier selection in the oil and gas industry having major methodological drawbacks, the purpose of this paper is to develop an integrated approach for supplier selection in the oil and gas industry. Design/methodology/approach To address this problem, this paper proposes a new uncertain decision framework. A grey-Delphi approach is first applied to aid in the evaluation and refinement of these various available criteria to obtain the most important and relevant criteria for the oil and gas industry. The grey systems theoretic concept is adopted to address the subjectivity and uncertainty in human judgments. The grey-Shannon entropy approach is used to determine the criteria weights, and finally, the grey-EDAS (evaluation based on distance from average solution) method is utilized for determining the ranking of the suppliers. Findings To exemplify the applicability and robustness of the proposed approach, this study uses the oil and gas industry of Iran as a case in point. From the literature review, 21 criteria were established and using the grey-Delphi approach, 16 were finally considered. The four top-ranked criteria, using grey-Shannon entropy, include warranty level and experience time, relationship closeness, supplier’s technical level and risks which are considered as the most critical and influential criteria for supplier evaluation in the Iranian oil and gas industry. The ranking of the suppliers is obtained, and the best and worst suppliers are also identified. Sensitivity analysis indicates that the results using the proposed methodology are robust. Research limitations/implications The proposed approach would assist supply chain practicing managers, including purchasing managers, procurement managers and supply chain managers in the oil and gas and other industries, to effectively select suitable suppliers for cooperation. It can also be used for other multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) applications. Future works on applying other MCDM methods and comparing them with the results of this study can be addressed. Finally, broader and more empirical works are required in the oil and gas industry. Originality/value This study is among the first few studies of supplier selection in the oil and gas industry from an emerging economy perspective and sets the stage for future research. The proposed integrated grey-based MCDM approach provides robust results in supplier evaluation and can be used for future domain applications.

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An integrated grey-based multi-criteria decision-making approach for supplier evaluation and selection in the oil and gas industry

Kaviani

Yazdi

Ocampo

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“…They could show that external environmental factors (including customer pressures, regulatory pressures, government supports, and environmental uncertainty) are the most important in adopting green practices. In another study, Kusi-Sarpong et al [31] have introduced a comprehensive framework for SSCM implementation in Ghana's gold mining industry. This framework is made of six constructs including the green information technology and systems, strategic supplier partnership, operations and logistics integration, internal environmental management, eco-innovative and end-of-life.…”

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Evaluation of relationships between GSCM practices and SCP using SEM approach: an empirical investigation on Iranian automobile industry

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Achieving a sustainable consumption and production pattern is one of the United Nation's sustainable development goals for 2030. To achieve this, it is necessary to consider the environmental burden from a product life cycle and the quality of life of the consumer. In this study, a systematic approach for connecting basic human needs and the product development process, called the living-sphere approach, is proposed. This approach is intended to encompass the complete relationship between region-specific basic needs and durable products. In this approach, value graphs, which visualize the value system of products, are connected to satisfiers fulfilling the basic needs set out by Max-Neef. A value graph links satisfiers and the traditional product development process. The significance of the proposed approach is twofold. First, improving quality of daily life and traditional product development are combined in the same framework. Second, the design of single products and the total optimization of multi-products are supported at the requirement level.

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“…Based on the American Reverse Logistics Executive Council, reverse logistics is defined as "The process of planning, implementing, and controlling the efficient, cost effective flow of raw materials, in-process inventory, finished goods and related information from the point of consumption to the point of origin for the purpose of recapturing value or proper disposal" (Govindan & Soleimani, 2017). As discussed before, mining activities such as maintenance causes significant waste and are held within the mines which may pose serious health, safety and environmental danger to the employees (Sarpong et al, 2016). Implementing reverse logistics initiatives may benefit the mines in many ways including recaptured value by selling older assets to second hand markets and achieving proper disposal to avoid environmental issues through materials exchange programs with manufactures (Atkinson, 2002).…”

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Prioritising sustainable supply chain management practices by their impact on multiple interacting barriers

Dahooie

Babgohari

Meidutė‐Kavaliauskienė

et al. 2020

International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ec

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Prioritising sustainable supply chain management practices by their impact on multiple interacting barriersSustainable development in supply chain management (SCM) is challenging to implement, so various studies have sought to identify appropriate practices that eliminate barriers and challenges' effects on sustainable SCM (SSCM). To overcome previous investigations' limitations, the present research developed a multi-attribute decision-making (MADM) framework for prioritising SSCM practices, which was applied to an Iranian case. A careful, systematic review of previous studies extracted a comprehensive list of SSCM barriers and practices. To shorten the long list of barriers identified, the fuzzy Delphi and fuzzy decisionmaking trial and evaluation methods were used to reduce the decision criteria list. These two approaches are particularly appropriate because of the criteria's complex interactions. In addition, fuzzy sets are useful when dealing with uncertainties in decision-making processes and obtaining experts' opinions. With the selected experts' help, the extent of each practice's impact on barriers was measured. The practices were then ranked by order of priority using six fuzzy MADM methods. The implemented methods' weights were determined using the correlation coefficient and standard deviation (CCSD) approach in order to prioritise the practices for the final time. The proposed methodological framework combines different approaches' results and increases the findings' empirical robustness by applying the CCSD method, thereby eliminating previous studies' limitations. Results show that "Lack of sustainable product and service promotion" and "Weak social and society-related pressures" are the top priority barriers and "Applying preventive and maintenance strategies to maximize equipment's effectiveness" and "Implementing reverse logistics" have been identified as the most important SSCM practices.

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Green supply chain practices and performance in Ghana's mining industry: a comparative evaluation based on DEMATEL and AHP

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An integrated grey-based multi-criteria decision-making approach for supplier evaluation and selection in the oil and gas industry

An integrated grey-based multi-criteria decision-making approach for supplier evaluation and selection in the oil and gas industry

Evaluation of relationships between GSCM practices and SCP using SEM approach: an empirical investigation on Iranian automobile industry

Prioritising sustainable supply chain management practices by their impact on multiple interacting barriers

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