Development and validation of drivers for barriers to and stakeholders of green manufacturing

Abstract

Manufacturing firmsconsumelarge amount of energy and natural resources in highly unsustainable manner and release huge amounts of green house gases leading to many economic environmental and social problems from climate change to local waste disposal This has lead to a new manufacturing paradigm of green manufacturingGMThere are various drivers for barriers to and stakeholders of green manufacturing which play a vital role in its implementation These drivers barriers and stakeholders are to be understood properly and analyzed for relationships among them Thisis expected to provide government and industry insights to prioritize the policies and focus to leverage basic drivers and to mitigate root barriers for effective implementation of GM This thesis aims at identifying the driversfor barriersto and stakeholdersofGM developing a model of these drivers barriers and stakeholders using statistical analysis and testing the model using structural equation modelling technique The identification rankingand validation of the modelsof drivers barriers and stakeholdersis expected to provide better knowledge to decision makers in government to develop policies and prioritize them to facilitate green manufacturing adoption and diffusionTheranking and hierarchyof drivers and barrierswill provide better knowledge to the top management in industry to develop and prioritize their business strategies to facilitate smooth implementation of green manufacturing In addition the interrelationship among driversbarriersand their driverdriven relationship is expected to provide the managersexecutives the better understanding of the complex relations to develop effective implementation planThe comparison of driversbarriers among the Indian and German industries will help industry and government in both the countries to learn from each other.