TY - CHAP
T1 - Challenges in Implementing Green Supply Chain Management in SMEs
T2 - A Case Study of a South Korean Company
AU - Upadhyay, Arvind
AU - Seong, Jeagyung
N1 - This is an Accepted Manuscript of a book chapter published by Routledge in Circular Economy for the Management of Operations on 16/12/2020 , available online: https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/circular-economy-management-operations-anil-kumar-jose-arturo-garza-reyes-syed-abdul-rehman-khan/e/10.1201/9781003002482
PY - 2020/12/16
Y1 - 2020/12/16
N2 - This paper aims to examine the ways small- and medium-sized enterprises (SME) make use of green supply chain management (GSCM). It employs qualitative methods to examine GSCM with a case study and approaches used include in-depth interviews and document analysis. This paper has identified a gap in the existing business and management research literature regarding SME use of GSCM and has attempted to fill this gap. The research conducted finds that tactical and structural change can result in more environmentally friendly practices in SMEs. As confirmed by the case study, the structural change necessary for instituting GSCM involves a range of factors including innovation competency, cost savings, managerial arrangement, human resources and competitive advantage. However, it has also become evident that additional research is necessary to fully determine the ways management practice can impact SME sustainability.
AB - This paper aims to examine the ways small- and medium-sized enterprises (SME) make use of green supply chain management (GSCM). It employs qualitative methods to examine GSCM with a case study and approaches used include in-depth interviews and document analysis. This paper has identified a gap in the existing business and management research literature regarding SME use of GSCM and has attempted to fill this gap. The research conducted finds that tactical and structural change can result in more environmentally friendly practices in SMEs. As confirmed by the case study, the structural change necessary for instituting GSCM involves a range of factors including innovation competency, cost savings, managerial arrangement, human resources and competitive advantage. However, it has also become evident that additional research is necessary to fully determine the ways management practice can impact SME sustainability.
U2 - 10.1201/9781003002482
DO - 10.1201/9781003002482
M3 - Chapter
SP - 1
EP - 12
BT - Circular Economy for the Management of Operations
A2 - Kumar, Anil
A2 - Arturo Garza-Reyes, Jose
A2 - Abdul Rehman Khan, Syed
PB - CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group
CY - Boca Raton
ER -