Review Article

Evaluating Agile Practices in Green Supply Chain Management Using a Fuzzy Multicriteria Approach

Table 1

GSCM criteria.

No.CriteriaSubcriteriaReferences

1QualityDefect rate, commitment to quality management, warranty policies, abnormal quality achievement, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) quality management system, quality assurance, corrective and preventive actions, process improvement[5, 812]
2PriceSuitability of material price to market price, shipping costs, product pricing, ordering costs[5, 810, 12]
3TechnologyTechnology readiness level, research and development (R&D) capability, current production facilities, supply chain technology development to meet current and future demands, technological compatibility, capacity, pollution prevention[813]
4DeliveryOrder execution, warehouse management supplier, delivery reliability, appropriate delivery date, timeliness, product development skills, delay time, supplier flexibility[5, 810, 13]
5Environmental managementEnvironmental certification such as ISO 14000, ecoefficiency, the restriction of hazardous substances (RoHS) directive 2002/95/EC compliance, environmental protection program, environmental policy, continuous monitoring in compliance, green process planning system[8, 1115]
6Pollution controlAir pollution, pollution control plan, water and wastewater, average volume of air pollutants, solid waste, release of harmful materials[8, 9, 11, 15]
7Green innovationGreen technologies, green process, production planning, renewable product design, product redesign, green design, product design, material recycling[5, 8, 12, 13]
8Hazardous material managementHazardous material management, process audit, inventory of hazardous materials, prevention of material mix-up, ozone-depleting chemicals, harmful substance use[5, 8, 11]
9Green imageRatio of green consumers to total consumers, materials used in components of supply to reduce impacts on natural resources, social responsibility, ability to change trends and products to reduce impacts on natural resources, stakeholder relations[811, 13]
10Green productRecycling, disposal costs of components, green production, green packaging, green product certification, disposal, use of recycled and nontoxic materials[8, 11]
11CompetenciesDistinctive competencies, decentralized decision-making, emphasis on core competence, trust-based relationships, team-oriented goals and criteria, incentive structures for innovation, vertical integration[6, 16, 17]