Abstract:
Purpose
Increasing environmental consciousness is changing the way organizations operate earlier. They
adopting modern practices and tools that can lessen the harmful effect oftheir manufacturing
practices and also improve their organizational performance. This study investigates the impact of
Green supply chain management practices on organizational performance and also examines the
complementary impact ofJust-in-time and Total quality management practices on Green supply
chain management practices by collecting data from small and medium-sized enterprises
functioning in Karachi.
Methodology and design:
To examine the association between the dependent and independent variables, a structured survey
was developed via electronic survey and e-mail. For analysis purposes, the data collected from a
sample of 350 small and medium-sized enterprises operating in Karachi, Pakistan, and for testing
the correlation that exists in the proposed model, confirmatory factor analysis and regression
methods are used.
Findings:
The findings indicate that just-in-time practices and total quality management have a positive
relationship with green supply chain management practices, and green supply chain management
practices have a positive relationship with organization performance.
Limitation:
This research is carried out during pandemic situations hence it was a challenging task to gather
the data and perform the research. In addition to this, the Pakistani manufacturing industry is very
dispersed, therefore reaching potential respondent required a lot of efforts.
Recommendations:
Future research can be carried out by investigating the impact of Green supply chain management
practices on the environmental performance ofthe organization backed by just in time and total
quality management. The research can also include other lean practices in the proposed model.
