An empirical investigation and prioritizing critical barriers of green manufacturing implementation practices through VIKOR approach

Abstract

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the critical barriers of green manufacturing implementation practices in Indian SME’s with the VIKOR approach. Design/methodology/approach Challenges faced in the implementation of green manufacturing by Indian SME’s have been extracted from literature review, and questionnaire survey of Indian SME’s is done. The responses are further annealed and analysed using a factor analysis technique and ranked with the VIKOR technique. Findings The literature was studied, and various challenges were listed and were grouped into six critical latent challenges by using the factor analysis technique, and it was found that Economic constraints tops with the VIKOR technique. The recognition of the outcomes of critical barriers was assumed to be substantial in the current scenario. Originality/value Present study reveals that green manufacturing implementation in Indian SME’s faces many challenges. The outcomes of the study will help green manufacturing practitioners, HR executives and managers in the various manufacturing organizations to develop clarity in understanding and developing strategies for the implementation of green manufacturing. Hence, the information obtained from the empirical examination of barriers in implementing green manufacturing will be helpful in improving the overall implementation plan.

Paving the way for a green transition through mitigation of green manufacturing challenges: A systematic literature review

“…Most of the studies mark B46 as the essential challenge which needs to be resolved for effective implementation of GM. According to several studies (Mittal, et al, 2016;Singh, et al, 2019;Harikannan, 2018) it is one of the most widely cited challenges ("Top management commitment" (B46)). It is believed by these studies that there are variety of reasons such as constant investments, habits, resistance to change in data systems, and organizational culture could nurture this challenge.…”

Contribution of green manufacturing for realizing business performance in Indian small and medium scale organizations (SME’s)

“…Customers can be the driving force that can pressurize the organizations to implement GM. There is a need for organizations to realize that customers' always expect for their better performance of the goods along with high brand value Singh et al (2020aSingh et al ( , 2020b. Customers are dynamically changing their demands with asking for customized features in the products.…”

“…2.2.6 Green supply chain management. GM is an integral part of green supply chain management (GSCM) which has been discussed as an important parameter for sustainable and eco-friendly manufacturing (Thanki and Thakkar, 2016;Singh et al, 2012;Govindan et al, 2012;Singh et al, 2020aSingh et al, , 2020b. In the author's viewpoint, the small scale industries are majorly the suppliers of the large-scale industries, large scale industries need the products manufactured with green practices due to which they should force and educate the vendor SME's should also implement GM.…”

“…The manufacturing sector has been facing threat, as well as opportunities with the interest of the customers bending toward technology advancement and environment-friendly techniques, especially in SME's. Many new technology may lead to successfully implementing the eco-friendly manufacturing process Singh et al (2020aSingh et al ( , 2020b.…”

“…It is evident to mention here that, the manufacturing sector uses immense energy and other power resources and also emit a huge quantity of green-house gases which also increases problems related to environments like abrupt changes in climate and global warming. A foreseen solution to this problem is GM implementation in industry, however, GM implementation faces many challenges like discussed by various researchers (Singh et al, 2020a(Singh et al, , 2020bMittal and Sangwan, 2014). GM can be seen as a manufacturing processes which does not have any adverse effect on the ecosystem.…”