Smart green supply chain management: a configurational approach to enhance green performance through digital transformation

L. Lerman, G. B. Benitez, J. Müller, Paulo Renato de Sousa, A. G. Frank
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Purpose While it is known that digital transformation facilitates data flow in supply chains, its importance on green supply chain management (GSCM) has not been investigated concisely. This paper aims to expand the theory of digital transformation in GSCM by investigating the interconnections between these concepts and providing an integrative view of a smart green supply chain management (Smart GSCM). Design/methodology/approach This adopts a configurational perspective on digital transformation and supply chain management (SCM) to investigate the different dimensions of Smart GSCM and their contribution to green performance. Therefore, this paper analyzes data from 473 manufacturing companies using regression techniques. Findings The results show how smart supply chain contributes to green performance through managing green relationships (external GSCM activities) and establishing green operations (internal GSCM activities). Furthermore, this paper finds partial mediating effects for external and internal GSCM activities on green performance. These findings show that smart supply chain (i.e. digital transformation strategy and front-end technologies, supported by several back-end technologies) is directly associated with higher levels of GSCM. It is specifically associated with one of the internal dimensions of green operations, namely, green purchasing activities. Hence, the findings suggest that digital transformation alone is insufficient to achieve green performance, needing a GSCM configuration to mediate this effect. Practical implications This study calls attention to how managers should integrate these at least three different perspectives of SCM: digital transformation, external relationships and internal operations to increase green performance. Originality/value As the main contribution, this study provides a configurational and holistic understanding of the different dimensions and mechanisms in Smart GSCM.
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智能绿色供应链管理:通过数字化转型提高绿色绩效的配置方法
虽然已知数字化转型促进了供应链中的数据流动,但其对绿色供应链管理(GSCM)的重要性尚未得到简明的研究。本文旨在通过研究这些概念之间的相互联系,扩展GSCM中数字化转型的理论,并提供智能绿色供应链管理(smart GSCM)的综合观点。设计/方法/途径采用数字化转型和供应链管理(SCM)的配置视角来研究智能GSCM的不同维度及其对绿色绩效的贡献。因此,本文使用回归技术对473家制造企业的数据进行分析。研究结果表明,智能供应链如何通过管理绿色关系(外部GSCM活动)和建立绿色运营(内部GSCM活动)来促进绿色绩效。此外,本文还发现了GSCM外部活动和内部活动对绿色绩效的部分中介作用。这些发现表明,智能供应链(即数字化转型战略和前端技术,由多种后端技术支持)与更高水平的GSCM直接相关。它特别与绿色运营的一个内部维度有关,即绿色采购活动。因此,研究结果表明,数字化转型本身不足以实现绿色绩效,需要一个GSCM配置来调解这种影响。实践意义本研究呼吁关注管理者应如何整合供应链管理的至少三个不同视角:数字化转型、外部关系和内部运营,以提高绿色绩效。独创性/价值作为主要贡献,本研究提供了对智能GSCM的不同维度和机制的配置和整体理解。
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