Open AccessAn Application of Interpretive Structural Modeling In Sustainable Supply Chain Management
Author(s) -
K.S. Abraham,
P N E Naveen,
Chaitanya Mayee M
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of engineering and advanced technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2249-8958
DOI - 10.35940/ijeat.a9429.109119
Subject(s) - sustainability , supply chain , business , supply chain management , best practice , dimension (graph theory) , competition (biology) , industrial organization , globalization , sustainable development , environmental economics , environmental resource management , process management , marketing , economics , management , political science , ecology , market economy , mathematics , pure mathematics , law , biology
The advent of globalization in the market has led to huge competition among the companies in various fields to achieve best supply chain practices. Increasing focus on environmental concerns has driven critical changes in industries’ strategy by incorporating sustainability in their supply chain. A supply chain which does not threaten the opportunities for future generations by considering environmental and social impact in addition to the economic impact leads to the concept of Sustainable Supply Chain Management (SSCM). Firms adopt sustainability by implementing specific practices - named as SSCM practices, in supply chain. However they struggle to identify the influential practices.This Paper intends to analyze the SSCM practices in plywood Industries in Visakhapatnam using Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM). ISM method is used to develop a structural model to identify the influential practices. The SSCM practices are identified through literature review and from domain experts and managers of industries. Then practices are grouped under the dimensions of sustainability namely economic, environmental and social. And ISM model is built through which the most dominant practice among them in each dimension is identified.