Survey on green supply chain management practices and performance
Dear Logistics and supply chain management professionals,I am a research student in Beijing,China.I would like your opinion
about green supply chain practices and performance by August 1st.Your input will help
me to complete my thesis research and to move forward as future logistics and supply chain professional.I would appreciate your five minutes to help me answer those 11 questions.Please click on (提交=Submit) the answers.
Q1:What is your company's supply chain operation type?
Supplier
Manufacturer/assembly plant
Distributor
Third-part logistics provider
Retailer
Other
Q2:Does your company have environmental management system(ISO 14001 or EMAS)?
Yes, and has been
certified
Yes, but not certified
Other environmental certifications
No
Q3:Has your company ever experienced any environmental pressure fromthese groups?(multiple choices)
Government
and regional regulation
Export
Countries regulation
Media
and local residents
Foreign
partners
Other
stakeholders
Q4:How much do you know about green supply chain management practices ?
Nothing
Little
Fair
Much
Very much
Q5:Please indicate whichinternal managementactivitiesyour company hascarried out?(Multiple choices)
Support and commitment to Green supply
chain from senior and mid-level managers
Cross-functional cooperation for environmental
improvements
Total quality environmental management
Environmental compliance and auditing
programs
Eco-design and Eco-labeling of products
Q6:What are your company's green initiatives?(Multiple choices)
Green
purchasing/procurement ( purchasing environmental friendly materials)
Green
design/Eco-design ( design to reduce and eliminate waste)
Green
manufacturing (reduce waste,toxic material ,energy consumption )
Green
packaging (increase the use of recyclable packaging)
Green
transportation (reduce transportation cost and Greenhouse gas emissions)
Reverse
Logistics ( retrieve used product for possible reuse,
re-manufacture, recycle and dispose)
Q7:Among these green supply chain management practices,please chooseaccordingto your companygreen practices?(Multiple choices)
Selection and evaluation of
suppliers based on environmental friendly practices
Cooperate with suppliers for
environmentally friendly purchasing practices
Cooperation
with customer for green design and product
specifications
Cooperation
with designers to reduce and eliminate waste and negative environmental
impact
Design of products for (3Rs) reuse, recycle, and recovery of material
Obtaining ISO 14001 and
recognition for environmentally positive behavior
Q8:In these green supply chain management practices,please chooseaccordingto your companygreen practices?(Multiple choices)
Using standardized and eco-labeling components to facilitate their reuse
se of advanced environmental technologies to reduce CO2 emission and toxic materials
Reduction in raw material and energy consumption for product manufacturing
Integrating total quality environmental management (TQEM)into planning and operation processes
Cooperate with suppliers and customer for environmental friendly packaging
Reusing/recycling materials and packaging
Using environmentally friendly packaging and transportation
Returning, re-manufacturing, reusing/recycling materials, defects and packaging
Q9:Please select 4 best practices to improve the environmental performance (Multiple choices)
Environmentally
friendly purchasing practice
Reduction
of resource consumption and control of Greenhouse gas emission
Implementation of waste
pre-treatment systems
Use of environmentally friendly
materials and technology
Staff environmental
training
Implement
the 4Rs ( return,reuse,re-manufacture,recycle)product and packaging
Other( please specify)
Q10:What do you think are the obstacles to successfully implement green supplychainmanagement in a company?(Multiple choices)
Lack of top management commitment to green practices
Technology out of
date and lack of environmental professional knowledge
Lack of financial support and limited resources
Lack of training programs to
employees
Inaccurate and insufficient
information shared among partners
Consumer desire for
lower price products
Other(please specify)
Q11:What are the advantages of implementing the green supply chainmanagement practices ina company?(Multiple choices)
Improve
Sales to foreign customers
Increase the quality production
Establishing
company's green image
Increase customer satisfaction
Increase the employee satisfaction
Cost-saving opportunities associated with
waste minimization, effective utilization of energy and resources.
Other(Please specify)