TY - GEN

T1 - Green - Lean Practices and Reverse Logistics

T2 - Evidence from Manufacturing Industry of a Developing Economy

AU - Ahsan, Muhammad Junaid

AU - Khalid, Muhammad Hasham

AU - Iftikhar, Anas

PY - 2022/12/22

Y1 - 2022/12/22

N2 - The past literature has seen considerable growth in lean and green concepts in the context of developed countries. However, despite the increasing interdependencies between developing and developed economies, little is known in the context of developing economies. This study investigates the impact of green and lean practices, and reverse logistics on organizational performance in the context of a developing economy. We employ a quantitative research design, where a sample of 170 responses was generated from senior managers of manufacturing firms in Pakistan – a developing economy. The analysis uncovers those green practices have a significant positive nexus with organizational performance in a developing economy like Pakistan. Further, we find that lean practices and reverse logistics serially mediate the relationship between green practices and organizational performance. We thus suggest green practices, lean practices, and reverse logistics as key levers to enhance performance and gain a competitive advantage for the firms in the developing economy like Pakistan. This is among the few studies testing serial mediation of lean practices and reverse logistics between green practices and organizational performance. The findings offer numerous contributions to both theory and practice.

AB - The past literature has seen considerable growth in lean and green concepts in the context of developed countries. However, despite the increasing interdependencies between developing and developed economies, little is known in the context of developing economies. This study investigates the impact of green and lean practices, and reverse logistics on organizational performance in the context of a developing economy. We employ a quantitative research design, where a sample of 170 responses was generated from senior managers of manufacturing firms in Pakistan – a developing economy. The analysis uncovers those green practices have a significant positive nexus with organizational performance in a developing economy like Pakistan. Further, we find that lean practices and reverse logistics serially mediate the relationship between green practices and organizational performance. We thus suggest green practices, lean practices, and reverse logistics as key levers to enhance performance and gain a competitive advantage for the firms in the developing economy like Pakistan. This is among the few studies testing serial mediation of lean practices and reverse logistics between green practices and organizational performance. The findings offer numerous contributions to both theory and practice.

M3 - Conference contribution/Paper

T3 - IEOM Conference Proceedings

BT - First International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, Sydney, Australia

PB - IEOM

ER -