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Critical analysis of drivers and barriers of sustainable supply chain management in Indian thermal sector

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  • Jitendra Narayan Biswal
  • Kamalakanta Muduli
  • Suchismita Satapathy

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In an attempt to satisfy its ever increasing need for energy, the Indian government has setup a large number of coal fired power plants, which in turn has led to increased socio-environmental hazards such as global warming, acid rain, scarcity of drinking water, reduced crop production, and a stressful work environment. Realising the fact, efforts have been made by government, industry as well, as by the academicians to develop and incorporate sustainable practices in the thermal power supply chains. However, sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) implementation is a complex activity owing to its dependence on various factors with a varying degree of influence on SSCM. In light of this, this research has been carried out to explore and evaluate the degree of influence of the factors those that influence SSCM either positively or negatively. It was observed that academic involvement and lack of coordination are the most significant driver and barrier respectively. Knowledge of the influential factors and their ranks will help the decision makers in reducing the impact of the barriers and optimise the benefits derived from the drivers.

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  • Jitendra Narayan Biswal & Kamalakanta Muduli & Suchismita Satapathy, 2017. "Critical analysis of drivers and barriers of sustainable supply chain management in Indian thermal sector," International Journal of Procurement Management, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 10(4), pages 411-430.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijpman:v:10:y:2017:i:4:p:411-430
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    1. Rodney Duffett & Myles Wakeham, 2022. "Modeling a New Supplier Preference Paradigm: A Business-to-Business and African Developing Economy Context," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(1), pages 1-27, December.
    2. Sudhanshu Joshi & Manu Sharma & Rashmi Prava Das & Kamalakanta Muduli & Rakesh Raut & B. E. Narkhede & Himanshu Shee & Abhishek Misra, 2022. "Assessing Effectiveness of Humanitarian Activities against COVID-19 Disruption: The Role of Blockchain-Enabled Digital Humanitarian Network (BT-DHN)," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(3), pages 1-22, February.
    3. Aquib Irteza Reshad & Tasnia Biswas & Renu Agarwal & Sanjoy Kumar Paul & Abdullahil Azeem, 2023. "Evaluating barriers and strategies to sustainable supply chain risk management in the context of an emerging economy," Business Strategy and the Environment, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 32(7), pages 4315-4334, November.
    4. Sudhanshu Joshi & Manu Sharma & Rashmi Prava Das & Joanna Rosak-Szyrocka & Justyna Żywiołek & Kamalakanta Muduli & Mukesh Prasad, 2022. "Modeling Conceptual Framework for Implementing Barriers of AI in Public Healthcare for Improving Operational Excellence: Experiences from Developing Countries," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(18), pages 1-23, September.
    5. Kamalakanta Muduli & Simonov Kusi-Sarpong & Devendra K. Yadav & Himanshu Gupta & Charbel Jose Chiappetta Jabbour, 2021. "An original assessment of the influence of soft dimensions on implementation of sustainability practices: implications for the thermal energy sector in fast growing economies," Operations Management Research, Springer, vol. 14(3), pages 337-358, December.
    6. Jitendra Narayan Biswal & Kamalakanta Muduli & Suchismita Satapathy & Devendra K. Yadav, 2019. "A TISM based study of SSCM enablers: an Indian coal- fired thermal power plant perspective," International Journal of System Assurance Engineering and Management, Springer;The Society for Reliability, Engineering Quality and Operations Management (SREQOM),India, and Division of Operation and Maintenance, Lulea University of Technology, Sweden, vol. 10(1), pages 126-141, February.

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