Chapter III: Research Methodology
Chapter 5 CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS
5.3 Managerial practice
Conversion process and supply chain operations towards sustainability require enterprises to identify and analyze a number of barriers and challenges. The biggest challenge of sustainability in the supply chain is cost. Mining enterprises have to reduce the impact of business activities on the environment and increased financing costs for environment protection. Companies may run into conflicts over whether to pursue profit at any cost, or should be responsible to the environment but to sacrifice part of the profits. Another challenge that is dealing with the complexity increasing by sustainable development issues in the supply chain. That there exists a dilemma between social sustainability and environmental sustainability, where the improvements in access and infrastructure could increase mobility, but on the other hand also leads to failure Sustainable environmental degradation and growing logistics operations. Therefore, this research result can help enterprise face with the challenge of development of models and new perspectives of GSCM. This is
necessary to help individuals and enterprises to grasp and cope with the growing complexity of sustainable development by bringing.
Environmental friendliness is always a top priority of the business, but that goal will become impossible if company do not find a way to build a green supply chain. Be with the business partners of the company seek to minimize waste into the environment by the effective practical action, this is not only beneficial for company, but also can become an economic decision popular now.
Company should consider the current operations of the supplier of company. They did nothing to promote green supply chain. If suppliers do not want to perform the environmental change as company's expectations, the company should make a change for them. The company should answer the question such as: The partners of the company that are taking positive steps to reduce power usage by using window on the ceiling or use power-saving bulbs? The suppliers of the company are reducing, reusing and recycling their materials? Step by step look at what company is doing. There is actually not when company affect the suppliers so that they will apply green supply chain at high levels. Consider how company can reduce, reuse and recycle. Create a positive environment in company to promote green initiatives are all supported. Tackling an issue of reducing the packaging for both in-house and with suppliers that companies required for their products. Attracting the participation of employees to propose ideas can help company make a greener supply chain, be rewarded for these proposals. Learn how the joint venture companies have successfully implemented programs to encourage and reward their employees for ideas on green supply chain.
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Appendix: Questionnaire (English Version)
Part A: Please read each item carefully and circle the appropriate number that indicates HOW MUCH YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE with each of the sections below:
Statement
Strongly
Disagree
Disagree Neutral Agree
Strongly
Agree
1 2 3 4 5
1. Commitment to GSCM from senior managers
(IEM1)
2. Support for GSCM from mid-level managers
(IEM2)
3. Cross-functional cooperation for
environmental improvements (IEM3)
4. Total quality environmental management
(IEM4)
I am a Vietnamese graduate student of International Master of Business of Administration program I-Shou University, Taiwan. My master thesis is about “A Study of the Willingness to Apply the Green Supply Chain Management in mining enterprises.” Please take about 10 to 15 minutes to answer all of the questions in my survey. The answers will only be used for academic purposes and will be strictly confidential. Thank you in advance for your time and help.
5. ISO 14001 certification (IEM6)
6. Cooperation with suppliers for environmental
objectives (CS1)
7. Environmental audit for suppliers’ internal
management (CS2)
8. Suppliers’ ISO14000 certification (CS3)
9. Second-tier supplier environmentally friendly practice evaluation (CS4)
10. Commitment to customers for
environmentally friendly practice evaluation (CC1)
11. Commitment to customers for cleaner
production (CC2)
12. Commitment to customers for green
packaging (CC3)
13. Regional environmental regulations (ER1)
14. Central governmental environmental
regulations (ER2)
15. International environmental regulation
agreement (ER3)
16. Aware of the GSCM initiatives (GSCM1)
17. Willing to participate in the GSCM initiatives
(GSCM2)
18. Expects environmental and economic benefits
from the GSCM initiatives (GSCM3)
Part B: Demographic Information
1. Your Gender:
Male Female 2. Your age (years old):
20-30 year old 31-40 year old 41-50 year old over 50 years old 3. Your position
Team leader Middle leader Senior Leader
4. Your experience
4-6 year. 7-10 year Over 10 year
5. Your Company
SOEs PEs JVEs
Thank you for filling the survey!