Abstract:
Manufacturing organisations adopt various kinds of green interventions to make their operations more
environment friendly. However not all interventions have a similar impact on enhancing the environmental efficiency of supply networks. The present study aims to identify the most effective green
interventions for effective green supply chain management (GSCM) using the interpretive structural
modelling (ISM) technique. GSCM includes the implementation of green interventions to enhance the
environmental viability of their products and processes. First, a set of green interventions is identified
through literature and expert opinions, and then these are analysed using the ISM technique. The green
interventions ‘developing environmental strategies, policies and procedures’ and ‘performance review
and long term action plan’ are identified as the most influential green interventions as they have low
dependence and high driving power, which means that it is important to give emphasis on these
interventions for effective green supply chain management. Additionally, the study identifies that
‘adoption of cutting edge technology’, ‘cleaner production’, and others are the interventions with high
dependence and high driving power. Among all the interventions analysed none has an independent
character. Sustainability managers can use this technique and the results in improving sustainability in
their SCM.
