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Industry 4.0 and green supply chain practices: an empirical study

Muhammad Umar (Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Development, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Malaysia)
Syed Abdul Rehman Khan (School of Management and Engineering, Xuzhou University of Technology, Xuzhou, China) (Department of Business Administration, ILMA University, Karachi, Pakistan) (Beijing Key Laboratory of Urban Spatial Information Engineering, Beijing, China)
Mohd Yusoff Yusliza (Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Development, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Malaysia)
Shahzad Ali (Superior College, Lahore, Pakistan)
Zhang Yu (School of Economics and Management, Chang'an University, Xi'an, China)

International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management

ISSN: 1741-0401

Article publication date: 29 June 2021

Issue publication date: 15 February 2022

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of Industry 4.0 on economic and environmental performance through the mediation of green supply chain management (GSCM) practices in the emerging economic context, like Pakistan.

Design/methodology/approach

This cross-sectional study investigates Industry 4.0 effects on economic and environmental performance through GSCM practices in an emerging economy. For the testing of hypotheses, Smart-PLS is employed. In total, 284 valid responses were analyzed in this study.

Findings

The outcomes indicate that GSCM practices mediate the effect of Industry 4.0 on both economic and environmental performance. Also, the results indicate that GSCM practices are positively affected by Industry 4.0.

Research limitations/implications

The scope of this study is limited to manufacturing firms in Pakistan. Future studies may explore other variables that could expedite the adoption of GSCM as the concept of GSCM is still in its infancy. Future studies can conceptualize GSCM through resource based theory as mainstream SCM research has largely ignored the synergistic view of resource based approach in conceptualizing green supply chain models. Implications include policy making that emphasis on enhancing environmental knowledge training.

Originality/value

According to the best knowledge of the researcher, no study has been conducted regarding the effect of Industry 4.0 on economic and environmental performance through the mediation of GSCM practices in the emerging economy, like Pakistan.

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Acknowledgements

This research is supported by Beijing Key Laboratory of Urban Spatial Information Engineering (NO. 20210218).

Citation

Umar, M., Khan, S.A.R., Yusoff Yusliza, M., Ali, S. and Yu, Z. (2022), "Industry 4.0 and green supply chain practices: an empirical study", International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, Vol. 71 No. 3, pp. 814-832. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJPPM-12-2020-0633

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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