Categorizing the barriers in adopting sustainable supply chain initiatives: A way-forward towards business excellence

Sustainable supply chain initiatives (SSCI) increasingly attract the interest of industrialists, policy makers and academia in achieving business excellence. There is a tremendous pressure from stakeholders to adopt sustainable supply chain practices in manufacturing of hygienic products. Agro-based...

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Autores principales:	Muhammad Nazam, Muhammad Hashim, Sajjad Ahmad Baig, Muhammad Abrar, Hakeem Ur Rehman, Muhammad Nazim, Ali Raza
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Publicado:	Taylor & Francis Group 2020
Materias:	supply chain initiatives barriers fuzzy ahp Business HF5001-6182 Management. Industrial management HD28-70
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/c5a08bbdc2d6436da2253ee8b1a67af9
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:c5a08bbdc2d6436da2253ee8b1a67af92021-12-02T15:59:51ZCategorizing the barriers in adopting sustainable supply chain initiatives: A way-forward towards business excellence2331-197510.1080/23311975.2020.1825042https://doaj.org/article/c5a08bbdc2d6436da2253ee8b1a67af92020-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311975.2020.1825042https://doaj.org/toc/2331-1975Sustainable supply chain initiatives (SSCI) increasingly attract the interest of industrialists, policy makers and academia in achieving business excellence. There is a tremendous pressure from stakeholders to adopt sustainable supply chain practices in manufacturing of hygienic products. Agro-based industries in emerging economies like Pakistan are at initial stage in tackling with many barriers to implement (SSCI). The purpose of this study is to categorise the barriers and formulate a multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) framework based on fuzzy analytical hierarchy process (FAHP) which effectively handles the subjectivity and complexity of experts’ inputs. The top seven barriers regarding the implementation of (SSCI) in this study were identified namely: (1) lack of sustainable outsourcing, (2) lack of sustainable production and distribution, (3) fear and resistance towards sustainable competitiveness and innovation, (4) trust deficit on sustainable buyer–supplier relationship, (5) lack of sustainable marketing and organizational culture, (6) difficulty in sustainable knowledge sharing (7) complexity in adopting sustainable technology practices. The key findings highlight that lack of sustainable outsourcing factor is key barrier for adopting (SSCI). Finally, the sensitivity analysis is applied to confirm the suitability among the ranked barriers. The outcome of this research would be supportive measures for the stakeholders by providing insights on barriers to implement (SSCI) concept for achieving sustainable development goals in line towards business excellence.Muhammad NazamMuhammad HashimSajjad Ahmad BaigMuhammad AbrarHakeem Ur RehmanMuhammad NazimAli RazaTaylor & Francis Grouparticlesupply chain initiativesbarriersfuzzy ahpBusinessHF5001-6182Management. Industrial managementHD28-70ENCogent Business & Management, Vol 7, Iss 1 (2020)
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description	Sustainable supply chain initiatives (SSCI) increasingly attract the interest of industrialists, policy makers and academia in achieving business excellence. There is a tremendous pressure from stakeholders to adopt sustainable supply chain practices in manufacturing of hygienic products. Agro-based industries in emerging economies like Pakistan are at initial stage in tackling with many barriers to implement (SSCI). The purpose of this study is to categorise the barriers and formulate a multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) framework based on fuzzy analytical hierarchy process (FAHP) which effectively handles the subjectivity and complexity of experts’ inputs. The top seven barriers regarding the implementation of (SSCI) in this study were identified namely: (1) lack of sustainable outsourcing, (2) lack of sustainable production and distribution, (3) fear and resistance towards sustainable competitiveness and innovation, (4) trust deficit on sustainable buyer–supplier relationship, (5) lack of sustainable marketing and organizational culture, (6) difficulty in sustainable knowledge sharing (7) complexity in adopting sustainable technology practices. The key findings highlight that lack of sustainable outsourcing factor is key barrier for adopting (SSCI). Finally, the sensitivity analysis is applied to confirm the suitability among the ranked barriers. The outcome of this research would be supportive measures for the stakeholders by providing insights on barriers to implement (SSCI) concept for achieving sustainable development goals in line towards business excellence.
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title	Categorizing the barriers in adopting sustainable supply chain initiatives: A way-forward towards business excellence
title_short	Categorizing the barriers in adopting sustainable supply chain initiatives: A way-forward towards business excellence
title_full	Categorizing the barriers in adopting sustainable supply chain initiatives: A way-forward towards business excellence
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Categorizing the barriers in adopting sustainable supply chain initiatives: A way-forward towards business excellence

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