Barriers to Implement Green Supply Chain Management from managers perspective in the state company for drugs industry and medical appliances / Samarra
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.56286/s2gcm219Keywords:
Green supply chain management, Obstacles to green supply chain management, State company for drugs industry and medical appliances / SamarraAbstract
The current research aims to highlight the most important obstacles facing the application of green supply chain management in the state company for drugs industry and medical appliances / Samarra, which can be considered one of the formations of the Iraqi Ministry of Industry and Minerals, To achieve this, the research encompasses a theoretical framework that addressed the concept of green supply chain management, its objectives, advantages, and differences among it and the traditional supply chain, and addressed the obstacles that prevent the company from applying green supply chain management according to what was mentioned sources related to its subject. The research also included a field framework to diagnose these obstacles in the company, by adopting the questionnaire as a primary tool for collecting relevant data and information. A deliberate sample was selected, represented by managers at various administrative levels, as (35) questionnaire were distributed, and according to their responses, they were analyzed using the exploratory factor analysis method through ready-made software package (SPSS V. 23).
The research reached to a set of conclusions, the most important of which are: The answers of the individuals surveyed, through the results of the factor analysis, showed that there are priorities for obstacles to implementing green supply chain management, and the most influential of these obstacles begin with the lack of sustainable activities in the company's vision. Secondly, the lack of government support. Third, the lack of resources. In light of these conclusions, a set of recommendations were presented, the most important of which are: The necessity for the management of the research field company to develop an environmental vision and policy and communicate it to all employees, in addition to setting and developing goals that are consistent with it.
