The Role of Green Attributes in Production Processes as Well as Their Impact on Operational, Commercial, and Economic Benefits

José Roberto Mendoza-Fong, Jorge Luis García-Alcaraz, José Roberto Díaz-Reza, Emilio Jiménez-Macías and Julio Blanco-Fernández
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José Roberto Mendoza-Fong: Department of Electrical Engineering and Computing, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, Ciudad Juarez 32310, Mexico
Jorge Luis García-Alcaraz: Department Industrial Engineering and Manufacturing, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, Ciudad Juarez 32310, Mexico
José Roberto Díaz-Reza: Department of Electrical Engineering and Computing, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, Ciudad Juarez 32310, Mexico
Emilio Jiménez-Macías: Department Electrical Engineering, Universidad de La Rioja, 26004 Logroño, Spain
Julio Blanco-Fernández: Department Mechanical Engineering, Universidad de La Rioja, 26004 Logroño, Spain

Sustainability, 2019, vol. 11, issue 5, 1-23

Abstract: This paper reports a second-order structural equation model composed of four variables: the green attributes before and after an industrial production process, the operating benefits, the commercial benefits, and the economic benefits. The variables are related by means of five hypotheses and are validated statistically with information obtained from 559 responses to a questionnaire applied to the Mexican maquila industry. The model is evaluated using the technique of partial least squares and the results obtained indicate that the green attributes before and after the production process have a direct and positive effect on the obtained benefits, mostly on the operational ones. It is concluded that companies that are focused on increasing their greenness level must monitor and evaluate the existence of green attributes in their production process to guarantee benefits and make fast decisions if required due to deviations.

Keywords: attributes; green manufacturing; benefits; green supply chain; sensitivity analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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