An Analysis of Green Supply Chain Management in the UK Royal Air Force

This report analyzes the influence of green supply chain management (GSCM) on the UK Royal Air Force (RAF). The study begins with an introduction to GSCM, highlighting its significance in optimizing processes and reducing environmental impact within the context of the RAF. The report outlines the research aim, objectives, and questions, focusing on identifying the concept of GSCM, evaluating its importance for the RAF, and determining its impact. The methodology section describes the qualitative research approach, data collection methods, and ethical considerations. The literature review explores existing research on GSCM, emphasizing its role in environmental innovation and sustainable practices. The analysis examines factors influencing GSCM in the RAF, drawing on both primary and secondary research, and provides insights into the benefits and challenges. The conclusion summarizes the key findings, emphasizing the importance of GSCM for the RAF's operational efficiency and environmental responsibility. The report highlights the need for the RAF to adopt GSCM practices to enhance its corporate image, drive innovation, and improve efficiency, ultimately contributing to long-term sustainability and performance goals. The study also considers the importance of logistics, distribution, maintenance, and replacement of material and personnel, highlighting how the RAF relies on logistics to involve better performing activity goals.

“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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Green supply chain management is defined as the process of using environment friendly
inputs and transforming inputs into output results in most environment friendly manner. GSCM
is most vital tool for innovation for increases the effectiveness of suitability of supply chain. The
purpose is to discuss an overview of the development of GSCM literature in a developed
countries and developing countries. The main purpose of this research is to make the longer term
of channelising growth.
According to Silvestre (2015) It is important to integrate environmental management
practices into the whole supply chain management practices. Green supply chain is the
mandatory practices that UK Royal Air Force should needs to adopt into their practices. This
practices influence UK Royal Air Force towards adopting new channel of growth. Green supply
chain management reinvent the process of supply chain management that helps to keep the
product design more materialistic and resourcing and selection.
Green supply chain management will help to re-control the management control the
logistically is t is the good process control process of goals. Due to environmental degradation
issues of economy will reduce the process of goals. Firms tend to adopt GSCM practises in order
to reduce the negative environmental factors. In terms of developing image of the company, they
need to adopt all such practices due to the pressure of stake holder's pressure and internal factors
stemming from business led strategic processes. In terms of positive side, it also helps to
improve UK Royal Air Force corporate image, innovation, increased efficiency level suggested
by Jabbour and de Sousa Jabbour, (2016).
Theme 2: To evaluate the importance of supply chain management for the UK Royal Air Force
According to Bichou, (2015) it has been stated Air force relates to logistics, distribution,
maintenance and replacement of material and personnel. Our Air force relies on logistics in
deeper manner in order to involve better performing activity goals. UK Royal Air Force deals
with many functions in relates to vehicle transportation, aircraft and vehicle maintenance, air
transportation aircraft and vehicle maintenance, supply acquisitions, fuels, logistics planning,
traffic management and much more. According to Wang, Mirhedayatian, Azadi and Saen, (2014)
All kinds of transportation process are equally necessary and important for the logistics
management, this research will help to control the better target performance ideal thing that helps
to connect with better engaging activities. That helps to create better goal oriented task. In order
to build up to the second Gulf War required a massive movement of equipment and personnel
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from their bases in the UK. So that, in that particular phase of transaction, Green supply chain
just ensure the appropriate quality of supply chain management to maintained the flow of food
and water that meet the UK (Supply chain transformation under fire, 2018).
The major challenges that generally organisation has facing are cost containment, supply
chain visibility, risk management, increasing customer demands and globalisation. These are the
same issues that has been by the companies (The smarter supply chain of the future, 2009).
Cost containment is the foremost responsibility to the businesses, this helps to enhance
the quality of product or services. Company also needs to focus to how to reduce cost in the
activities and programs.
Supply chain management was firstly introduced by Keith Oliver of Booz Allen
Hamilton in 1982, this has been the most significant term for many decades (The smarter supply
chain of the future, 2009). For example, the focus of supply chain management is on the
development processes of customer quality. Global market or company has been increasing the
demand of effective supply chain manner that helps to connect the customer needs and targets in
more specific manner. SCM is an important term for the organisation. That helps to keep
customer happy and satisfied. Company market performance, timely availability of products at
locations all are depends upon the effectiveness of supply chain strategies as per the suggested
Hazen, Overstreet and Boone, (2015). In terms of Air force companies availability of blood is
must have required for army forces in their supply chain.
Main target of Air force companies is to make balance between information or material
flows to customers or to needed force Such as competitive weapons etc. supply chain
management generally consist with leading sectors such as consumer packaged goods, fashion
apparel, petrochemicals or automotive manufacturing firms. Overall, this plays a most important
role in all those sectors to ensure stability performance.
Theme 3: To determine the impact of green supply chain management in the context of Royal
Air force supply chain.
According to Hazen, Overstreet and Boone, (2015) traditional supply chain
methodologies, it was majorly comprises between five parts Raw material, industry, distribution,
consumer and waste. All these factors are might be become the reason of pollution, waste, and
other hazards to the environment. It has been forced by the companies to suppliers to ensure
about the quality or material they were used in the products. This also helps to control the wrong
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activities goals that affects the longer quality performances. It helps to remove all those
challenges and issues that they facing. According to Heckmann, Comes and Nickel (2015) this
impact positively on the nature of activity goals, to keep the major target performance goals.
Apart from that, supply chain management helps to develop the new major activities and goals in
order to sustain the longer situational task. This activity has been growing in recent years with an
interest from both academia and industry. Automotive industry should have required to adopt
this practices in order to sustain it stability and performance of Army Forces.
Basically, green supply chain management helps to discover the long term growth and
gives the best productive services. It helps to provide integration facility that helps to create stiff
competition in the industry has led auto makers to focus on the efficient level of task. It gives
positive impact on the overall work in order to sustain the long term productivity of goals. In
automotive industry they rely on the visibility due to competitively lower customer base.
Integration of product initiation process will help to re control the management task. In
according to present scenario of task suggested by Silvestre, (2015)
In order to develop the new developing goals, due to increasing the long term goals and
target performance level. Green supply chain issues has been the increasing challenges goals.
Overall, green supply chain management has given long term impact on the company in order to
keep the company level up and work effective. According to Jabbour and de Sousa Jabbour
(2016) This impact on positively such as green supply chain management has a great effect in
increasing environmental performance, minimizing waste and achieving cost savings. Because of
increasing the synergy among business parties, green supply chain management helps enhances
efficiency through partner and their supply networks. It helps to reduce cost of material and helps
to make stability growth in between all channels. Overall, it helps to reinvent the new level of
major goals effective and leading sources and best productive source. This more, supply chain
management practices needs to be adopted and have to contribute best channel of leading source
full goals.
According to Jabbour and de Sousa Jabbour, (2016) green supply chain management
impact positively and helps to improve visibility of demand. Companies having inadequate
visibility of real demand. That is filtered upstream through any intermediary organisation that
make lie between the company and final user. Another improvement by applying green supply
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chain management is are supply chain fulcrum in which it helps to make the balance supply and
demand.
According Hazen and et.al., (2014) green supply chain management are main aim is to
produce the longer term of sources and make the good corporate image in the competitive
market. In the context of UK Royal Air Force, they need to adopt this green supply chain
concept in terms of improving the safety precautionary goals. It has become necessary to help in
increasing the important for increasing the working efficiency level. This would also help to
control the longer term of challenging task.
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