Green supply chain assessment model for construction projects in the UAE

Tariq, M

Abstract

Organisations are under pressure to involve environmental concern in their supply chains,
right from the material sourcing to the design and construction, followed by marketing and
end of life of the building including dismantling and getting rid of the remaining building.
Over the last two decades, green supply chain has emerged as an important concept for
construction industry to mitigate the environmental impact of buildings and the construction
processes. UAE has seen increased construction activity in the last two decades and many
national and multinational organizations have started construction activities. Increase
construction activities have resulted in an increased emphasis on greening of the supply
chains.
A list of variables that act as drivers for green supply chains were documented. This list was
used in administering a questionnaire, which further utilised factor analysis. Factor analysis
and interviews of experts resulted in the development of a maturity model. The maturity
model was further tested using three case studies. Further, the developed model is used for
comparative evaluation of firms green supply chain through fuzzy multi criteria decision
making model based on TOPSIS.
This research highlights the growing importance of environmental issue in UAE construction
sector and the initiatives taken to green the supply chain. This study will help the industry
practitioners to understand the importance of various drivers and barriers in greening the
supply chain. The results will motivate them to adopt these practices. Developed model will
help the industry in evaluating their green supply chain practices and proposed multi criteria
decision making model will help the sector in benchmarking their green supply chain.

Citation

Tariq, M. Green supply chain assessment model for construction projects in the UAE. (Thesis). Salford: University of Salford

• Thesis Type: Thesis
• Deposit Date: Mar 9, 2016
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