Environmental improvement initiatives in the coal mining industry: maximisation of the triple bottom line

Laing, Tim; Upadhyay, Arvind; Mohan, Sushil; Subramanian, Nachiappan

doi:10.1080/09537287.2018.1501813

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“…Legislative and regulatory compliance requires organizations to become more sustainable and reduce environmental impact. This also paves the path for organizations to adapt the circular business model (Kumar et al , 2019; Laing et al , 2019; Jaeger and Upadhyay, 2020). The circular business model also explores the relationship between sustainability and environmental management in organizations (Chugani et al , 2017; Garza-Reyes et al , 2018; Gomez-Trujillo et al , 2020).…”

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Antecedents of green supply chain practices in developing economies

Upadhyay

2020

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PurposeThis paper investigates the current state of green supply chain practices (GSCPs) and also introduces a framework for the implementation of GSCPs in India.Design/methodology/approachA case study approach was used for this research in which semi-structured interviews were conducted with three companies. These companies were automobile component manufacturing companies.FindingsIn the three case studies, there were different antecedents depending upon the specific company structure and organization. The ten GSCPs were used as a base for finding the antecedents.Research limitations/implicationsAlthough every step has been taken to ensure the rigour and reliability of case studies, in a field as complex as GSCPs, there are inevitably some limitations. Due to the limited size of the case study approach, the results can only be generalized to a similar size and types of organization. The scope of data collection for all three case studies was the same, but the quality of information gathered varied. As demonstrated earlier, a good-quality cross-case analysis was still possible, but the relative strengths of the three cases varied.Practical implicationsA double contribution has been made to test the theory of GSCPs from a process and output perspective. From a process perspective, a contribution has been made to methodology by developing a robust approach for conducting supply chain research beyond the dyad. From an output perspective, the author has the empirical results from the three individual case studies and their cross-case comparison for dissemination to an academic audience.Originality/valueThe outputs of this research work will pave a path for other automobile component manufacturing companies in India to address and implement GSCPs.

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Antecedents of green supply chain practices in developing economies

Upadhyay

2020

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“…In the recent years, the application of Lean thinking in manufacturing and auto industry and health care have shown impressive result in a sense of process waste management as well as effective performances, and problem solving and customer value addition. This paper, therefore, will look at the application of lean philosophy in triple bottom-line improvement in the area of economic, environmental, safety and social benefits in the oil and gas industry, with specific focus in offshore drilling and production sector [40].…”

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Applying Lean Thinking to Improve Operational Safety in Oil and Gas Industry

Yeshitila¹,

Kitaw²,

Jilcha³

2021

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The oil and gas industry with its stringent safety policies, standards, rules and procedures still experience minor-to-major operational accidents/incidents in petroleum exploration and production processes. The root causes of incidents in upstream and downstream sectors are attributed to humans and organizational factors. The sector has been revolutionizing its safety system by way of risk identification and management and hazards hunt at a workplace to reduce the risk level of fatal and non-fatal injuries. In this research, the authors apply lean philosophy to surface the challenges of oil and gas safety system in an innovative way by identifying problems at root source and addressing it with employees' engagement and involvement to continuously improve the safety system. The application of lean thinking has been proven in healthcare and manufacturing industries where this research makes parallel to take advantage of the experiences of the lean founders. Safety should not be a priority as priorities could change based on situations. Instead, safety should be an embedded business value that could be value streamed along the value chain, with value considered from the perspective of customer value that can also include the internal customer, employees. The purpose of this study is to find out why stringent oil and gas safety standards, procedures and rules have not spared the industry from occurrences of occupational accidents and incidents. Therefore, this study aims in addressing how offshore oil and gas exploration and production operational safety can be improved through lean thinking, where upstream work processes are streamlined to improve workplace visibility, eliminate wastes, improve structural sustainability as well as HSE risks and improve operational safety. The study focuses on human side of occupational safety improvement through direct employees' involvement, workforce engagement and lean thinking application using lean philosophy, practice and tools. The study comprises five parts that are: Introduction, literature review, research methodology, result, discussion and conclusion.

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“…In addition to damaging greenhouse gas emissions, other factors such as air quality and energy use are related to damaging SC factors. These challenges also pave the path for organisations to adopt the circular business model (Kumar et al , 2019; Laing et al , 2019; Jaeger and Upadhyay, 2020; Upadhyay, 2020). The circular business model also explores the relationship between sustainability and environmental management in organisations (Chugani et al , 2017; Garza-Reyes et al , 2018; Gomez-Trujillo et al , 2020).…”

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Identification of environmental supply chain bottlenecks: a case study of the Ethiopian healthcare supply chain

Jæger

Menebo

Upadhyay

2021

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PurposeThe increasing rate of environmental concern and awareness by society has attracted attention from researchers and organisations to consider how to proceed towards green supply chains. The purpose of this paper is to identify operational bottlenecks in the multi-tier supply chain to guide organisations towards where to concentrate their efforts to address their supply chain environmental challenges.Design/methodology/approachThis paper presents a literature review identifying green supply chain challenges of multi-tier supply chains. Following the literature review is a case study of the Ethiopian health supply chain with 11 interviews, 11 international and 6 national surveys and data from public health information systems. An analysis based on multi-tier supply chain modelling is used to identify environmental supply chain bottlenecks.FindingsThis research found that the supply chain actors face severe challenges towards enhanced green supply chain performance mainly because of poor inventory management (IN), inefficient tracking and tracing (TR) and fake or sub-standard products in the supply chain, especially counterfeit medicines (CO). Specific environmental bottlenecks within each of the challenge areas IN, TR and CO where identified serving as recommendations for where supply chain actors should focus their work towards greener supply chains.Research limitations/implicationsThe data come from participants in a single country, Ethiopia; although the supply chain challenges are common for developing countries in general.Practical implicationsThis research presents a modelling approach to identify supply chain activities considered as environmental bottlenecks in multi-tier supply chains. The environmental bottlenecks pinpoint supply chain activities to focus on for a transition towards green supply chains for manufacturers, public and private health organisations, hospitals and health care units.Originality/valueThis paper contributes to the literature on GSCM by developing a multi-tier modelling approach for identifying environmental supply chain bottlenecks. The applicability of the model is demonstrated by the identification of environmental bottlenecks in a healthcare supply chain supporting decisions on what challenges a green supply chain strategy should address. It serves as a basis for future research on where to implement GSCM practices in supply chains (SCs).

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Environmental improvement initiatives in the coal mining industry: maximisation of the triple bottom line

Abstract: Environmental improvement initiatives in the coal mining industry: maximisation of the triple bottom line. Production Planning and Control, 30 (5-6). pp. 426-436.

Cited by 30 publications

References 33 publications

Antecedents of green supply chain practices in developing economies

Antecedents of green supply chain practices in developing economies

Applying Lean Thinking to Improve Operational Safety in Oil and Gas Industry

Identification of environmental supply chain bottlenecks: a case study of the Ethiopian healthcare supply chain

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