Sustainable Supply Chain Management Practices and Operational Performance

Maruf Hasan

School of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Austalia.

DOI: 10.4236/ajibm.2013.31006                

Abstract

Sustainable supply chain management has emerged as a key approach for enterprises aiming to become environmentally sustainable. The study will investigate the kinds of environmental management practices that are undertaken by companies in greening the supply chain and how these practices affect the environmental and operational performance of the companies. The study provides additional insight into the growing field of literature examining the relationships between environmental policies and operational performance.

Keywords

Management; Supply Chain; Environment; Performance

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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