Green Logistics Integration and Its Effect on Logistics Performance of Textile Industry in Pakistan

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the effect of green logistics integration on logistics performance in textile industry of Pakistan. This study uses sustainable warehousing, sustainable purchasing, sustainable transportation and sustainable reverse logistics as independent variables. Whereas, logistics performance is used as the dependent variable to investigate the relationship between green logistics integration and logistics performance in textile industry of Pakistan. To assess the relationship, quantitative research method is used. Primary data is collected with the help of structured questionnaire (adopted from previous research studies) using 5-Likert scale. Adopted questionnaire was distributed amongst the supply chain members working for textile firms operating in Pakistan and 300 responses (sample size finalized through Morgan’s Table) were gathered from the respondents through convenience sampling technique. Data collected from the respondents were analyzed through SPSS Software with the help of statistical tests (such as reliability, descriptive frequencies and statistics, correlation and regression analysis). Based on the findings, green logistics integration (sustainable warehousing, sustainable purchasing, sustainable transportation and sustainable reverse logistics) positively effects logistics performance in textile industry of Pakistan. Conclusively, findings of this study prove that positive change in green logistics integration (sustainable warehousing, sustainable purchasing, sustainable transportation and sustainable reverse logistics) bring a definite increase in logistics performance of textile industry in Pakistan.