Empirical Study on Implementation of Sustainable Supply Chain Management: A Case of Textile Sector

Yasir Rasool; Waseem Ahmad; Muhammad Nazam

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Empirical Study on Implementation of Sustainable Supply Chain Management: A Case of Textile Sector

Yasir Rasool, Waseem Ahmad, Muhammad Nazam

Published in International Journal of Sustainability Management and Information Technologies (Volume 2, Issue 4)

Received: 10 October 2016 Accepted: 28 December 2016 Published: 16 January 2017

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Abstract

Sustainable or Green Supply Chain Management (SSCM) has implications for environmental concerns, declining profitability, corporate social responsibility and intense global competition. (SSCM) aims at using environment friendly raw material, green production processes that and using distribution packaging that is also environment friendly. Such company’s final products are recycled through reverse logistics to gain sustainable development. There are lots of barriers that affect the success rate of industries. Now there is a need to identify barriers related to (SSCM) implementation in the textile firms of Pakistan. The objective of the present study is focus on the identification and classification of these barriers. For this purpose, Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process (FAHP), Fuzzy Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to an Ideal Solution (FTOPSIS) technique were used for the identification and ranking of these barriers. Primary data were collected by using questionnaire and interviews from textile firms. Environmental aspects were the major category acting as barrier for implementing (SSCM). Results, future scope and limitations have been discussed.

Published in	International Journal of Sustainability Management and Information Technologies (Volume 2, Issue 4)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijsmit.20160204.11
Page(s)	21-27
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Sustainable Supply Chain Management (SSCM), Sustainable Development, Fuzzy AHP, Fuzzy TOPSIS

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Yasir Rasool, Waseem Ahmad, Muhammad Nazam. (2017). Empirical Study on Implementation of Sustainable Supply Chain Management: A Case of Textile Sector. International Journal of Sustainability Management and Information Technologies, 2(4), 21-27. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijsmit.20160204.11

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Yasir Rasool; Waseem Ahmad; Muhammad Nazam. Empirical Study on Implementation of Sustainable Supply Chain Management: A Case of Textile Sector. Int. J. Sustain. Manag. Inf. Technol. 2017, 2(4), 21-27. doi: 10.11648/j.ijsmit.20160204.11

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Yasir Rasool, Waseem Ahmad, Muhammad Nazam. Empirical Study on Implementation of Sustainable Supply Chain Management: A Case of Textile Sector. Int J Sustain Manag Inf Technol. 2017;2(4):21-27. doi: 10.11648/j.ijsmit.20160204.11

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Yasir Rasool

Institute of Business Management Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Waseem Ahmad

Institute of Business Management Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Muhammad Nazam

Institute of Business Management Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan

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 year = {2017}
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