Impact of Competitive Capabilities on Sustainable Manufacturing Applications in Romanian SMEs from the Textile Industry

Ceptureanu, Eduard Gabriel; Ceptureanu, Sebastian Ion; Bologa, Răzvan; Bologa, Ramona

doi:10.3390/su10040942

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“…In this section, the various methodologies employed by those researching on the successful implementation of GM and environmental-friendly manufacturing are reviewed. There are a few methods that have been developed and utilised in analysing GM implementation factors such as ISM-MICMAC (Thanki Shashank and Thakkar, 2018;Seth et al, 2018;Digalwar Abhijeet et al, 2017;Bhanot et al, 2017), multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) (Toke and Kalpande, 2019;Thanki and Thakkar, 2019;Chen and Bidanda, 2019;Luo et al, 2018;Gandhi et al, 2018;Barzegar et al, 2018;Mittal and Sangwan, 2014;Garg et al, 2014) and structural equation modelling (SEM) (Belhadi et al, 2020;Yacob et al, 2019;Wang, 2019;Ceptureanu et al, 2018;Aboelmaged, 2018). For this research study, a holistic approach is required to capture the interdependencies between variables in the successful implementation of GM in Irish SMEs.…”

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Analysis of enablers on the successful implementation of green manufacturing for Irish SMEs

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O’Neill

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PurposeThe purpose of this study is to identify a comprehensive list of main enablers of successful implementation of green manufacturing (GM) practices in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Based on the inputs from Irish SMEs' experts, a validated conceptual hierarchy model of the identified enablers is developed to analyse and prioritise the most dominant ones.Design/methodology/approachData were collected using a questionnaire survey responded by various professionals in Irish manufacturing SMEs. Experts' opinions were analysed using interpretive structural modelling (ISM) and cross-impact matrix multiplication applied to classification (MICMAC) to distinguish the mutual influences amongst the nine identified enablers.FindingsThe findings revealed that from the Irish SMEs' perspective, strong green supply chain relations are the outcome of successfully implementing GM and not a driver of the other enablers. Furthermore, lower manufacturing costs are found to arise as a result of GM practices in SMEs.Practical implicationsIt is discussed that emulating the actions of larger companies will not necessarily yield the same results for SMEs. Innovation will become a cornerstone of remaining competitive in a sustainable environment, which is facilitated by closer green supply chain relations.Originality/valueThe reported findings in this article contribute to theory and practice of GM and SMEs research domains by systematically identified, classified and ranked enablers in a conceptual hierarchal model from the perspective of Irish SMEs. This research lays the foundations for further analysis of the GM practices enablers in a time when UN mandates and EU regulations are increasingly impacting SMEs all around Europe and especially Ireland.

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Analysis of enablers on the successful implementation of green manufacturing for Irish SMEs

Ghadimi

O’Neill

Wang

et al. 2020

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“…The target is relatively limited and short term. Some enterprises focus on ecological benefits and consider the long-term development of enterprises and society (Ceptureanu et al 2018;Borja et al 2019). Taking the production process as a guide, prevent environmental costs in advance.…”

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Environmental cost control system of manufacturing enterprises using artificial intelligence based on value chain of circular economy

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Huang

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“…Product development is about designing and building a new product or adapting an existing one to market demands, and this will take some types of technology. Therefore, technology competence is a value creation competence [37] and we want to see how it influences value strategies.…”

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Value Creation Attributes—Clustering Strategic Options for Romanian SMEs

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Value proposition can be an important source of competitive advantage for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). Unlike large companies which follow a rational and sequential process, developing a value proposition in an SME is instead a trial and error process. Therefore, those companies are experimenting with various options. The purpose of this paper was to identify the value strategies used by SMEs based on value dimensions and attributes and to find specific groups of SMEs with a similar market approach. We present a theoretical framework on customer value creation and customer value communication, followed by a quantitative research on 399 Romanian SMEs. We used a principal component analysis to reduce the number of choices and afterwards we ran a cluster analysis to identify the distinct groups of SMEs using specific value propositions. We found that there are three major strategic options based on customer experience, affordability and customization, and four distinct clusters: customer delight (A), multiple sources of differentiation (B), one-to-one marketing (C) and cost—effectiveness (D). Three groups use distinct value propositions—A focuses on customer experience, C on customization, D on affordability—while B mixes all of them.

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Impact of Competitive Capabilities on Sustainable Manufacturing Applications in Romanian SMEs from the Textile Industry

Cited by 18 publications

References 57 publications

Analysis of enablers on the successful implementation of green manufacturing for Irish SMEs

Analysis of enablers on the successful implementation of green manufacturing for Irish SMEs

Environmental cost control system of manufacturing enterprises using artificial intelligence based on value chain of circular economy

Value Creation Attributes—Clustering Strategic Options for Romanian SMEs

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