ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY IN PAKISTANI BASED MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY: EMPIRICAL LINKAGE OF JUST-IN-TIME, TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT AND GREEN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT PRACTICES

Abstract

Purpose: As industries are rapidly emerging they increase the possibility of affecting the environment by harmful wastes or dangerous gases. Customers are aware of global warming and therefore prefer to buy product or service from a company that focuses on social corporate responsibility and work towards making environment green. The purpose of this study is to create empirical linkage between TQM, JIT and Green SCM practices on performance of environment. Methodology & Design: Data sample of 399 is analysed by using methodology of Smart Partial Least Square. Findings: The results suggest that JIT &TQM have positive and significant relationship Green SCM. Green SCM is further significantly related with environmental performance. Limitations: The sample data is limited to manufacturing industry with respondents that involved in manufacturing process only. Due to time constraint the responses could be taken from junior level employees mostly and few responses belong to middle and management. with are senior level Recommendations: It is recommended to carry out this research by making new complex model by adding other variables like operational or organizational performance and observe impact of GSCMP on these latent variables