Operation Efficiency in Sustainable Supply Chain with Application on Construction Industry in UAE

Operation efficiency in sustainable supply chain with an application on the performance of
the construction industry in the UAE
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Table of Contents
First: Introduction:........................................................................................................................2
Second: Research importance:.....................................................................................................2
Third: Research aim and objectives:...........................................................................................3
Fourth: Theoretical background:................................................................................................4
4.1 Supply chain management (SCM).........................................................................................4
4.2 Sustainable supply chain management (SSCM)....................................................................4
4.3 Green supply chain management (GSCM)............................................................................5
4.4 SSCM theories.......................................................................................................................5
4.5 Supply chain design, management, and integration...............................................................7
4.6 GSCM impact on organizational performance......................................................................8
Fifth: Research context:................................................................................................................9
Sixth: Methodology and research philosophy:............................................................................9
Seventh: Data collection:.............................................................................................................10
Eights: Data analysis...................................................................................................................10
Ninth: Ethical issues:...................................................................................................................10
References.....................................................................................................................................11

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First: Introduction:
Global organizations have considered sustainability-related issues and devoted increasing efforts
towards them over the past few years. Sustainability-related issues were incorporated within the
supply chain management and an integrated view considered supply and marketing activities as
well. Sustainability from the marketing perspective strongly influences product design, channel
selection and communication. But from a supply chain perspective, it considers the material
selection, sourcing of component, production, packaging, distribution, and recycling (Closs, et
al., 2011).
Broad support to sustainability is provided by the governments, public and interest groups to
help in complying with the environmental requirements and save natural resources (Beamon,
2008). Industrial pollution has influenced governments and businesses to consider sustainability
in their supply chains and the green supply chain management (GSCM) has emerged to enable
firms to incorporate sustainability in each stage of the supply chain and manage the
environmental consideration (Sarkis, et al., 2011).
This research is concerned with the GSCM in the UAE construction industry due to the
increasing per capita carbon emissions that happened as a result of the construction boom
(Balasubramanian & Sundarakani, 2019). It investigates the impact of GSCM on organizational
performance in the construction industry in the UAE.
Second: Research importance:
The operations of SCM and sustainability are associated with different concepts, including the
GSCM. Research supports the assumption that the upstream activities with suppliers and the
downstream activities with customers are related to environmental management and improved

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organizational performance. It is important that organizations examine the influence of the
operational activities that consider sustainability on their performance. The process of supply
chain greening improves environmental innovation and performance (Vachon & Mao, 2008).
Fulfilling the aim of supporting operational sustainability, organizations tend to apply cross-
process perspectives to evaluate the alternative choices that include the economic, ethical and
environmental aspects (Tan, et al., 2002). Vachon and Klassen (2008), as cited in Parmigiani, et
al. (2011), assume that collaboration and communication between various parties concerning
with the environmental issues improved quality and flexibility.
Due to the significance of the construction sector to the UAE economy and its high influence of
the growth, the UAE government devotes great importance supported with regulations to limit
the pollution impact on the environment by enabling organizations to apply the GSCM, which is
expected to decrease their foot-print and enhance their performance.
Third: Research aim and objectives:
The primary aim of this research is to investigate the relationship between GSCM and
organizational performance.
Research objectives:
 To investigate the GSCM in the construction sector in the UAE.
 To measure the impact of applying the GSCM on the performance of the construction
sector in the UAE.