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<p>There is a paradigm shift occurring in organizations towards sustainable production through cleaner production strategies. This cleaner production concept has been proven to be cost-effective, result-oriented, environment-savvy and provides the organizations a cutting edge over their counterparts. However, there is a lack of awareness about cleaner production practices in Iraq while the current study analyzed one of the most important factories in Iraq for sugar production to understand the factors required for successful application of cleaner production strategy and the challenges to be expected. In this study, the researchers followed an exploratory research approach. For this study, a questionnaire was designed, validated and distributed randomly among 700 potential respondents working in various departments of the organization under study. Out of the total responses, 482 responses were considered and SEM-PLS analysis was conducted. The cleaner production strategies were applied through nine dimensions and the relationship between the performance of the factory and sustainable supply chain was found to be prominent. With a few limitations such as the choice of a single factory, weak relationship between the variables identified from hypothesis testing, the study is a first-of-its-kind in this domain, especially in dealing with sugar refineries. Based on the outcomes, policy recommendations were made to the decision makers and the government. It can be concluded that the application of modern technologies and effective resource management can help in achieving the goal of the study.</p>
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There is a paradigm shift occurring in organizations towards sustainable production through cleaner production strategies. This cleaner production concept has been proven to be cost-effective, result-oriented, environment-savvy and provides the organizations a cutting edge over their counterparts. However, there is a lack of awareness about cleaner production practices in Iraq while the current study analyzed one of the most important factories in Iraq for sugar production to understand the factors required for successful application of cleaner production strategy and the challenges to be expected. In this study, the researchers followed an exploratory research approach. For this study, a questionnaire was designed, validated and distributed randomly among 700 potential respondents working in various departments of the organization under study. Out of the total responses, 482 responses were considered and SEM-PLS analysis was conducted. The cleaner production strategies were applied through nine dimensions and the relationship between the performance of the factory and sustainable supply chain was found to be prominent. With a few limitations such as the choice of a single factory, weak relationship between the variables identified from hypothesis testing, the study is a first-of-its-kind in this domain, especially in dealing with sugar refineries. Based on the outcomes, policy recommendations were made to the decision makers and the government. It can be concluded that the application of modern technologies and effective resource management can help in achieving the goal of the study.

The impact of cleaner production strategy on Sustainable supply chain performance

College of Administration and Economics/ Department of Business Administration

University of Kerbala/ College of Administration and Economics

Production Engineering Archives

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There is a paradigm shift occurring in organizations towards sustainable production through cleaner production strategies. This cleaner production concept has...

The impact of cleaner production strategy on Sustainable supply chain performance

Pubblicato online: 26 mag 2024

Pagine: 166 - 181

Ricevuto: 24 gen 2024

Accettato: 08 apr 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.30657/pea.2024.30.16

Parole chiave
Cleaner Production Strategy, Sustainable Supply Chain

© 2024 Sadiq Kamel Obaid Al-Humairi, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

The impact of cleaner production strategy on Sustainable supply chain performance

Pubblicato online: 26 mag 2024

Pagine: 166 - 181

Ricevuto: 24 gen 2024

Accettato: 08 apr 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.30657/pea.2024.30.16

Parole chiaveCleaner Production Strategy, Sustainable Supply Chain

© 2024 Sadiq Kamel Obaid Al-Humairi, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Parole chiave
Cleaner Production Strategy, Sustainable Supply Chain