Identifying the Barriers of Implementing Sustainable Supply Chain Management: A Case Study on a Sugar Mill
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Sugar mill, Bangladesh, Barriers, Sustainable Supply Chain ManagementAbstract
Over the years, Sustainable Supply Chain Management (SSCM) has brought more focus in the industrial structure of Bangladesh almost in all the sectors mainly due to the high increase of EPI scores within the country, and there is a need for this to be practiced. Given the clear necessity of SSCM, there are still a number of limitations that prevent its full-scale application in many sectors. This paper seeks to examine the factors that hinder SSCM in a Sugar Mill and categorize them according to their importance relative to one another. Data were collected through interviews and questionnaires involving the mill’s authorities and officials, hence the need to analyze current issues. To facilitate identification of the most important barriers, barriers were classified using the Henry Garret Ranking Model. The study’s outcomes show that firstly, stakeholders' lack of awareness is identified as the major hindrance to the use of SSCM, and the other issues also are resources, technological factors as well as politics. These conclusions highlight the importance of raising the understanding, and the provision of resources, for the need of SSCM. Moreover hereto, this case study aids in the ongoing debate on sustainability practices in the industrial sectors of Bangladesh, by laying down a useful basis for policy makers, business practitioners and researchers interested in development and operations of SSCM in other sectors as well.
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