Challenges in Implementing Green Supply Chain Management in SMEs: A Case Study of a South Korean Company

Arvind Upadhyay; Jeagyung  Seong

doi:10.1201/9781003002482

Challenges in Implementing Green Supply Chain Management in SMEs: A Case Study of a South Korean Company

Arvind Upadhyay
, Jeagyung Seong

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Circular Economy for the Management of Operations
Editors	Anil Kumar, Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes, Syed Abdul Rehman Khan
Place of Publication	Boca Raton
Publisher	CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group
Chapter	10
Pages	1-12
Number of pages	12
Edition	1st
ISBN (Electronic)	9781003002482
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003002482
Publication status	Published - 16 Dec 2020

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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

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Circular Economy for the Management of Operations. ed. / Anil Kumar; Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes; Syed Abdul Rehman Khan. 1st. ed. Boca Raton: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2020. p. 1-12.

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