Synergizing TQM, JIT, and Green Supply Chain Practices: Strategic Insights for Enhanced Environmental Performance

Authors

Aamir Rashid, York CollegeFollow
Rizwana Rasheed, Department of Management, Lucille and Jay Chazanoff School of Business College of Staten Island, City University of New York (CUNY)Follow
Noor Aina Amirah, Operation Research & Management Sciences Research Group, Faculty of Business and Management, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Terengganu, Malaysia; Centre of Excellence, Artificial Intelligence for Sustainability and Islamic Research (AISIR) Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Terengganu, MalaysiaFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Spring 1-28-2025

Abstract

Background: This study examined the role of total quality management, just-in-time, and green supply chain management practices to improve environmental performance. Methods: Data from 207 manufacturing industry respondents from a developing economy were tested through a quantitative method using PLS-SEM with the help of SmartPLS to validate the measurement model. Results: The results show that just-in-time significantly impacts total quality management and green supply chain management practices. Similarly, total quality management significantly affects environmental performance. However, just-in-time insignificantly affects the environment. Likewise, total quality management is insignificant and negatively affects green supply chain practices. Conclusion: This research provides practical insight to practitioners for understanding and implementing practices in their supply chain networks. These findings support the strategic use of just-in-time and total quality management to promote green supply chain practices as a core skill to improve environmental performance. The findings are also helpful for supply chain practitioners, policymakers, and industrialists. This research enriches the literature in the supply chain.

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Originally published in Logistics 2025, 9, 18. https://doi.org/10.3390/ logistics9010018.