Green Supply Chain Management
Table of Contents
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION……………………………......1 1. Background Information………………………...……………………........1 1. Green supply chain management……..……………………………….2 2. The textile and garment industry in kenya……………………...….....2 1. Statement of the Problem…...…………………………...…………………3
3. Research Objectives…………………………………………...……………..4
4. Significance of the Study…………………………………...………………..4
CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW .………..…………...5
CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY…………..10 1. Research Design……..……………………………………………………..10
2. Population…………………………………………………………………..10
3. Sample Design...…………………………………………………………….10
4. Data Collection…...…………………………………………………………10
5. Data Analysis……………………….....……………………………………11
REFERENCES………………………………..……………………….12
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1.Background of the Study
Environmental issues are increasingly becoming important in managing any business today. While there are environmental regulations domestically, there are also growing demands by the overseas buyers for more and more environment-friendly products. Since the early 1990’s,manufacturers have been faced with pressure to address Environmental Management (EM) in their supply chains (Wu & Dann, 1995). This is not an easy task to do, however, by adding the ‘green’ concept to the ‘supply chain’ concept, a new paradigm is formed where the supply chain will have a direct relation to the environment. Today, many organizations express their tendency of becoming green. Most businesses are more and more interested in decreasing the usage of the petroleum power, using eco friendly raw materials, recycling papers, adopting green energy sources and so on. Even more, the government shows a high interest in developing the green supply chain Management, which mostly addresses to manufacturing stages, delivering options and products’ life cycles. As competition within markets increases, the challenges
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION……………………………......1 1. Background Information………………………...……………………........1 1. Green supply chain management……..……………………………….2 2. The textile and garment industry in kenya……………………...….....2 1. Statement of the Problem…...…………………………...…………………3
3. Research Objectives…………………………………………...……………..4
4. Significance of the Study…………………………………...………………..4
CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW .………..…………...5
CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY…………..10 1. Research Design……..……………………………………………………..10
2. Population…………………………………………………………………..10
3. Sample Design...…………………………………………………………….10
4. Data Collection…...…………………………………………………………10
5. Data Analysis……………………….....……………………………………11
REFERENCES………………………………..……………………….12
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1.Background of the Study
Environmental issues are increasingly becoming important in managing any business today. While there are environmental regulations domestically, there are also growing demands by the overseas buyers for more and more environment-friendly products. Since the early 1990’s,manufacturers have been faced with pressure to address Environmental Management (EM) in their supply chains (Wu & Dann, 1995). This is not an easy task to do, however, by adding the ‘green’ concept to the ‘supply chain’ concept, a new paradigm is formed where the supply chain will have a direct relation to the environment. Today, many organizations express their tendency of becoming green. Most businesses are more and more interested in decreasing the usage of the petroleum power, using eco friendly raw materials, recycling papers, adopting green energy sources and so on. Even more, the government shows a high interest in developing the green supply chain Management, which mostly addresses to manufacturing stages, delivering options and products’ life cycles. As competition within markets increases, the challenges
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