Green supply chain performance measurement using the analytic hierarchy process: a comparative analysis of manufacturing organisations

Prasanta K. Dey and Walid Cheffi
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Walid Cheffi: Pôle Finance Responsable - Rouen Business School - Rouen Business School

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Abstract: The main purpose of this research is to develop and deploy an analytical framework for measuring the environmental performance of manufacturing supply chains. This work's theoretical bases combine and reconcile three major areas: supply chain management, environmental management and performance measurement. Researchers have suggested many empirical criteria for green supply chain (GSC) performance measurement and proposed both qualitative and quantitative frameworks. However, these are mainly operational in nature and specific to the focal company. This research develops an innovative GSC performance measurement framework by integrating supply chain processes (supplier relationship management, internal supply chain management and customer relationship management) with organisational decision levels (both strategic and operational). Environmental planning, environmental auditing, management commitment, environmental performance, economic performance and operational performance are the key level constructs. The proposed framework is then applied to three selected manufacturing organisations in the UK. Their GSC performance is measured and benchmarked by using the analytic hierarchy process (AHP), a multiple-attribute decision-making technique. The AHP-based framework offers an effective way to measure and benchmark organisations' GSC performance. This study has both theoretical and practical implications. Theoretically it contributes holistic constructs for designing a GSC and managing it for sustainability; and practically it helps industry practitioners to measure and improve the environmental performance of their supply chain.

Keywords: green supply chains; performance measurement; analytical hierarchy process; manufacturing industry; strategic and operational performance constructs (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012-03
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Published in Production Planning and Control, 2012, n.p. ⟨10.1080/09537287.2012.666859⟩

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DOI: 10.1080/09537287.2012.666859

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