A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON SCM PRACTICES: THAI SMALL, MEDIUM AND LARGE ENTERPRISES

Therakorn Yardpaga; Dongping Song; Phil Megicks

Proceedings of ICLT 2012

A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON SCM PRACTICES: THAI SMALL, MEDIUM AND LARGE ENTERPRISES

Therakorn Yardpaga; Dongping Song; Phil Megicks

Faculty of Logistics, Burapha University, Chonburi, Thailand; Faculty of Logistics, Burapha University, Chonburi, Thailand; Faculty of Logistics, Burapha University, Chonburi, Thailand

International Conference on Logistics & Transport 2012, Chiang Mai, Thailand, pp. 135-144

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Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present a comprehensive review of the literature available that addresses Green supply chain management (GSCM) and Sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) from an operational perspective between 2007-2012, identify any research gaps and future research opportunities. Design/methodology/approach: Content analysis was employed in this paper to analyse and classify 150 articles of GSCM and SSCM research recorded in the databases of Emerald, SprinkerLink, ProQuest and Science Direct between 2007–2012. Findings: The findings of the research work include the classification of GSCM and SSCM research. This research area can be divided into 4 categories i.e. environmental effects, strategic, operational and regulation perspective. The operational perspective has been emphasized and future studies and research opportunities have been proposed. Research limitations/implication: the research outputs reviewed were only based on published peer-reviewed international journals; any other forms of publications (i.e. research working papers, conference papers and dissertations) have been excluded. Practical implications: The operational perspective and new research issues are proposed as knowledge for the development of organizations more efficiently. Originality/value: This paper summarizes available knowledge related to GSCM and SSCM, especially from the operational perspective and highlights guidelines for any future research.

Keywords

Literature review; Sustainable supply chain management (SSCM); Green supply chain management (GSCM); Operational perspective and Content analysis

Citation

Therakorn Yardpaga; Dongping Song; Phil Megicks (2012). A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON SCM PRACTICES: THAI SMALL, MEDIUM AND LARGE ENTERPRISES. Proceedings of the International Conference on Logistics & Transport (ICLT 2012), Chiang Mai, Thailand, pp. 135-144.