Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-8-2018
Publication Title
Journal of Cleaner Production
Publisher
Elsevier
Volume
211
First page number:
233
Last page number:
246
Abstract
This research explores the mediating effects of product returnson the relationship between a firm's green capabilities and its adoption of closed-loop supply chain. Green capability is characterized in terms of product recovery, supply chain integration, and environmentally friendly manufacturing. A structural equation model using survey data drawn from ISO 14001 certified manufacturers in Malaysia is used to test the research hypotheses. The results reveal that recovery and integration capabilities positively influence product returns, while manufacturing and integration capabilities and product returns influence closed loop supply chain adoption. The results also indicate that the volume, type, timing, and quality of product returns partially mediate relationships between recovery and integration capabilities and closed-loop supply chain adoption. The findings highlight the importance of taking into account the complexities of product returns as part of efforts to increase the effects of green capabilities on closed-loop supply chain adoption.
Keywords
Green capabilities; Product returns; Closed-loop supply chain; Environmental; Mediator
Disciplines
Business
File Format
File Size
529 KB
Language
English
Repository Citation
Shaharudin, M. R.,
Tan, K. C.,
Kannan, V.,
Zailani, S.
(2018).
The Mediating Effects of Product Returns on the Relationship between Green Capabilities and Closed-loop Supply Chain Adoption.
Journal of Cleaner Production, 211
233-246.
Elsevier.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.11.035