The adoption of environmentally sustainable supply chain management: Measuring the relative effectiveness of hard dimensions
研究了技术、战略、政策等硬维度对环境可持续供应链管理采纳的独立影响，通过文献和专家意见识别关键维度，并用BWM和DEMATEL方法分析其优先级和因果关系，发现全面质量管理和清洁生产技术是最重要的因果维度。
Abstract Adopting green practices in supply chains contributes towards protecting the environment. For the successful adoption of environmentally sustainable supply chain management (ESSCM), the dimensions related to technology, strategy, policy and so forth, termed as hard dimensions in the scholarly literature, play a significant role. However, the independent influence of these dimensions on ESSCM has not been previously studied. Therefore, the present study aims to fill this gap and to evaluate the effectiveness of these dimensions. To do this, the most significant dimensions are identified through a thorough literature review and experts' inputs. To determine their priority and cause–effect relationship, a hybrid approach of best–worst method (BWM) and decision‐making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL) is used. The analysis indicates that ‘total quality management’ and ‘technologies for cleaner production’ are the most important causal dimensions, and it provides several insights to the decision makers to formulate robust business strategies to the adoption of ESSCM.