Influence of Green Supply Chain Management in the Relation to UK Royal Air Force

“To analyse the influence of
green supply chain
management in the relation to
UK Royal Air Force”

Abstract
Green supply chain management is all about the process where products and services are
supplied from suppliers, manufacturers to end customers through material flow, information
flow, cash flow, etc. (). In early times, the purpose of supply chain management is to focused on
quality, optimum cost and best service in order to develop new positive working environment.
Overall, it has been seen that supply chain management helps to control the ineffective process
and better target given activities to the company. Sustainability in green supply chain
management is very much necessary and required to ensure safety. Supply chain management is
required to be qualitative in order to reduce all negative factors such as environmental
degradation, increased CO2 emissions and climate change relationship, natural inhabitants etc.
Present research will be based on various research methodologies which play a crucial role in the
development of secure supply chain management of Royal Air Force. This study mainly focused
on qualitative research tools. That helps to gathering appropriate knowledge of green supply
chain management within the UK Royal Air Force. Secondary research method will be followed
by literature review which has been based on existing data in books, journals, internet etc. all
these tools are the part of secondary research that helps to collect data through different sources
or authors. Present literature review helps to define the concept of green supply chain
management which influences UK Royal Air Force supply chain management.

Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................1
1.1 Purpose of the research.....................................................................................................1
1.2 Clear statement of aim and objectives..............................................................................1
1.3 Background information...................................................................................................2
1.4 Define concepts................................................................................................................2
1.5 Scope of the study............................................................................................................2
1.6 Research methodology.....................................................................................................3
CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW ........................................................................................4
2.1 Introduction......................................................................................................................4
Theme 1: To identify the concept of green supply chain management..................................4
Theme 2: To evaluate the importance of supply chain management for the UK Royal Air
Force.......................................................................................................................................5
Theme 3: To determine the impact of green supply chain management in the context of Royal
Air force supply chain............................................................................................................6
CHAPTER 3: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY.............................................................................9
3.1 Introduction......................................................................................................................9
3.2 Research Approach...........................................................................................................9
3.3 Research Philosophy........................................................................................................9
3.4 Research design..............................................................................................................10
3.5 Data collection................................................................................................................10
3.6 Data Analysis..................................................................................................................11
3.7 Sampling ........................................................................................................................11
3.8 Ethical consider..............................................................................................................12
3.9 Research Limitations......................................................................................................12
CHAPTER 4: RESULTS ..............................................................................................................14
4.1 Discussion.......................................................................................................................14
CHAPTER 5: ANALYSIS ...........................................................................................................23
CHAPTER 6: CONCLUSION .....................................................................................................27
REFERENCES ...............................................................................................................................1

APPENDIX......................................................................................................................................2

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
1.1 Purpose of the research
Green supply chain management is all about the process where products and services are
supplied from suppliers, manufacturers to end customers through material flow, information
flow, cash flow, etc. (). In early times, the purpose of supply chain management is to focused on
quality, optimum cost and best service in order to develop new positive working environment.
Overall, it has been seen that supply chain management helps to control the the ineffective
process and better target given activities to the company. The main purpose of study is to
identify factors which influence green supply chain management in context of Royal Air Force.
This is the environmental innovation which helps to integrate environmental concerns into
supply chain management. The main purpose of this research is to determine the importance of
green supply chain management in Air force (). Military force can supply legal force and
weapons to support the interest of UK. Overall, the purpose of green supply chain management
is to provide services into effective service management.
1.2 Clear statement of aim and objectives
Aim: “To analyse the influence of green supply chain management in relation to UK” - Case
Study on Royal Air Force
Research Objectives
 To identify the concept of green supply chain management
 To evaluate the importance of supply chain management for UK Royal Air Force
 To determine the impact of green supply chain management in context of Royal Air force
Research Questions
Q1. What is the concept of green supply chain management?
Q2. What is the importance of supply chain management for UK Royal Air force?
Q3. What is the impact of green supply chain management in context of UK Royal Air force?
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1.3 Background information
Green supply chain management is the process of defining green acquisition, green
manufacturing and green distribution logistics. The main purpose of this GSCM is to reduce the
wastage of energy, solid waste or hazardous situation (). Present research will help to identify the
influencing factors in order to enhance green supply chain management practices on UK Royal
Air force. Royal Air Force is the UK aerial warfare company in UK. With the help of GSCM, it
helps to developing innovative ideas or technologies for transferring the weapons and other
required materials. Present research will be based on Royal Air Force to determine the new
influences factors to increase the quality of supply chain management.
Sustainability in green supply chain management is very much necessary and required to
ensure safety. Supply chain management is required to be qualitative in order to reduce all
negative factors such as environmental degradation, increased CO2 emissions and climate
change relationship, natural inhabitants etc. the main aim of the GSCM is to determine new
techniques and innovation process to drive motivations, pressures in undertaking green supply
chain management initiatives.
1.4 Define concepts
Green Supply chain management is the concept that define quality and safety from
negative effects which is occurred into environment. In present times organisations investing on
GSCM in order to strong their sustainability growth. This is the important concept of Air force to
underpin and invest to grow the positive action plan. This concept is directly connected to the
environmental process that helps to full fill the long term growth channel.
1.5 Scope of the study
Green supply chain management is now becoming the increasingly important tool to
develop environmental and economic performance. Present study will be helpful to measure the
most important task which is necessary for the automotive industry to adopt In duration of time
there are many issues has occurred regarding transferring or logistics that affect directly to the
populations. In order to ensure friendly environment. Scope of this research is to develop the
Green supply chain management is productivity in order to providing protective services for the
UK population. This is the importance of supply chain management that helps to keep the
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sustainability growth of UK. By reviewing the recent literature review Royal Air Forc can
develop both internal or external environment.
1.6 Research methodology
Present research will be based on various research methodologies which play a crucial
role in the development of secure supply chain management of Royal Air Force. This study
mainly focused on qualitative research tools. That helps to gathering appropriate knowledge of
green supply chain management within the UK Royal Air Force. Qualitative research followed
by primary data tool or secondary as well (Yadav and Barve, 2015). Research approach also
considered as the important tool of research types that helps to provide clear image of study.
Further, researcher also measuring ethical consideration to be the essential tool to keep the
research secure and ethical. Overall, all types of research methodology has focused on collecting
authentic data and information to meet the research aims and objectives. Present study will be
taking interpretivism philosophy that helps researcher to identify the best possible action plan.
Besides, current study also choose qualitative method to identify the new facts or observations.
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CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 Introduction
Secondary research method will be followed by literature review which has been based
on existing data in books, journals, internet etc. all these tools are the part of secondary research
that helps to collect data through different sources or authors. Present literature review helps to
define the concept of green supply chain management which influences UK Royal Air Force
supply chain management. Further, research will also help to evaluate the importance of supply
chain management for UK Royal Air Force in order to ensure overall safety precautions.
Literature review also explaining the impact of green supply chain management in the context of
UK Royal Air Force.
Theme 1: To identify the concept of green supply chain management
According to Yadav and Barve, (2015) Green supply chain management which helps to
take initiatives by taking consideration of traditional approaches of supply chain. It helps to link
different operations to provide ethical or secure goods and services. GSCM follows the positive
activity to increase the environmental initiatives, profitable, widely acceptable and approachable
design full growth. Overall, supply chain management based on the process of transferring goods
and services from manufacturer, suppliers to the end consumer. Besides, green supply chain
management helps to keep that process secure and harmless for people.
According to Fahimnia, Sarkis and Davarzani, (2015) economic growth increases the
level of energy and material consumption which helps to contribute to the environmental issues
and resources depletion problems. This become the most significant facing issues for the
organisation in order to stable the balance between to regulatory, community pressure and
environmental performances. This will also help to re control the moreover, scenario of goals.
As per Hall and Roelich, (2016) concern, due to changing environment requirements that
influenced activities had increased attention in developing environmental management strategies
for the supply chain. In order to reduce all those issues, the concept of green supply chain
management has been arisen. The main purpose of the concept of GSCM is to make new
strategic approaches in order to becoming the essential factor of the making new target
performance goals.
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