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INTRODUCTION
SCM ismaterialsupervision,information, andfinance.
Processfromsuppliertomanufacturerto
wholesalerstoretailer to users.
Supply chain management is the active management
of supply chain activities to maximize customer value
and achieve a sustainable competitive advantage.
GSCM is integrating environment thinking into supply
chain management, including product design, material
sourcing and selection, manufacturing processes,
delivery of the final product to the consumers, and
end-of-life management of the product after its useful
life.
GSCM can give a lot of benefits for a company. For
advantages on environment, a company can reduced
waste, increased energy efficiency, and reduced
emission.

BACKGROUND OF
RESEARCH
This research investigates the level of green supply chain
management (GSCM) practices adopted by ISO 14001 certified
manufacturers in Malaysia.
It was found that most manufacturers have not yet fully
adopted the green practices within their supply chain activities.
Only 17 percent of the total respondents were proactive
adopters of the GSCM practices. The internal environmental
practices have been found to be the top GSCM practices,
followed by eco-design and investment recovery. The least
common GSCM practice is reverse logistics. The study offers
implications to both theory and practice.
In more specific, this paper outlines the characteristics of green
supply chain practices and measures the level of practices
among manufacturers in Malaysia. This paper also reviews past
research conducted in the area of green supply chain

LITERATURE REVIEW
Supply chain
managemen
t (SCM) has
emerged as
an important
approach for
the
production
of
operations

Supply Chain
is important
in
manufacturing
industry,
agriculture
industry,
retail industry,
Food industry
Healthcare
industry

SCM is a
valuable
asset for the
organization
s in creating
the
competitive
advantage

more
attention
has been
given to
developing
environment
al
managemen
t (EM)
strategy for
supply chain

Green
supply refers
to the way in
which
innovation in
supply chain
managemen
t and
industrial
purchasing
may be
considered
in the
context of
environment
.

GSCM
integrate
environment
al
implications
and resource
efficiency

Green
managemen
t theory &
managemen
t technology
involves
Suppliers
Manufactures
vendors,
User in the
whole SC

GREEN INITIATIVE (COOPERATION WITH

CUSTOMER AND SUPPLIERS)
Cooperation with customers in reducing environmental hazard

Product eco-design
Cleaner production
Packaging
Less energy option during product transportation

Key factors for environmental purchasing:

Providing design specification to supplier include environmental requirement for
purchased items
Cooperation with suppliers for environmental

Internal activity of the green supply chain

Top management support

Organization environmental policy
Investment recovery
Green eco design

External activity of green supply chain

Green purchasing
Reverse logistic
Cooperation with customers to meet green requirements
Collaboration R&D with stakeholder and supplier evaluation
Supplier evaluation and selection

RESEARCH METHOD
1. Self administered questionnaire survey
2. Using mail questionnaire
3. EMR is a person who is a part of the management team and
involved in the overall operations of the company
4. Measured by six dimensions, namely; green purchasing,
cooperation with customer, investment recovery, eco design,
internal environmental practices and reverse logistic
5. 112 responses

RESULT
The table 3 shows that the highest number of responses was received from the electrical
and electronic manufacturers, with 25% of the total response.
The table 4 results indicate that half of the firms are considered as large firms (more than
RM 25 million sales turnovers) and majority of the company have more than 100 employee.
Table 5 indicates that manufacturers in Malaysia have initiated or adopted some green
supply chain management practices Internal environmental practice was found as the top
GSCM practice implemented by the manufacturers in Malaysia followed by eco-design and
investment recovery The least common GSCM practice implemented by manufacturing
firms in Malaysia is reverse logistics).
Table 6 indicate that there are no significant differences in the GSCM practices by years of
operation and status in stock exchange
Table 7 disclose that there are significant differences in the GSCM practices among small,
medium and large firms
Table 8 only 17% of the manufacturers in Malaysia were categorized into the proactive
group. In the other categories, 23% of the manufacturers in Malaysia were in the laggard
group

In recognition of the
importance of
environmental
approaches in business,
a growing number of
firms in Malaysia have
started to develop their
green supply chain
initiatives.

A multi set of initiatives

relating to being
environmentally friendly
in managing the supply
chain have been
considered or
implemented including
green purchasing,
investment recovery,
eco-design, internal
environmental practices,
reverse logistics, and
cooperation with
suppliers/customers.

DISCUS
SION

Throughout this study, it

was found that most
practices of green
supply chain initiatives
are internal
environmental practices
that are similar to the
situation among the
electronic industry in
China (Zhu & Sarkis,
2006).

Although there is an
argument about
whether internal
environmental practices
are related to green
supply chain
management or really
just operational
efficiencies that make
economic sense (Holt &
Ghobadian, 2009), the
green practices adopted
internally can be a
stepping stone for other
eco-friendly efforts
along the supply chain.

CONCLUSION
As a conclusion,
Green Supply Chain
Management
(GSCM) reveals the
implications of
todays most
pressing
environmental
issues and
demonstrates how
green practices can
actually save
money, increase
efficiency and
reduce delivery
time.

This matter should

have been
emphasized as it will
have a big impact
on the environment
and a negative
impact on the earth
when this is not
started from now.
Based on a research,
most manufacturers
have not yet fully
adopted the green
practices within
their supply chain
activities. Only 17
percent were
proactive adopters
of the GSCM
practices.

Therefore, the
parties responsible
should play an
important role in
working out and
implementing GSCM
in the management
of their daily
productivity besides
purely for profit. In
fact, this
responsibility also
involves many
stakeholders,
regardless of
managers,
employees or
subordinates.