Title: An empirical study of lean and green practices in Indian manufacturing companies: drivers and barriers

Authors: Geeta Sachdeva; Shallini Taneja

Addresses: Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, NIT, Kurukshetra, 136119, India ' FORE School of Management, Adhitam Kendra, B-18, Qutub Institutional Area, New Delhi, 110016, India

Abstract: Lean and green (L&G) is one of the emerging subjects evolving around manufacturing companies nowadays. Indian manufacturing sector has already started adapting the lean frameworks for successful implementation of green practices, which can be supportive in achieving green goals as well. Based on contemporary literature and industry experts, the current investigation aims to discover and assess the drivers and obstacles associated with current L&G deployment techniques in Indian manufacturing companies. Exploratory factor analysis and reliability analysis was used to identify drivers and barriers for integrating L&G practices in the organisation, which reduced 31 items into four constructs namely: societal concern for protection and benefits to natural environment, enhancing stakeholders' satisfaction and operational sustainability, lack of ecosystem for green and lean practices and cultural disconnect at workplace. The aftermaths of the current study provide insights for policymakers and companies in this sector for formulating their future strategies for developing sustainable models towards making green society at a holistic level.

Keywords: lean practices; green practices; drivers; benefits; barriers; obstacles.

DOI: 10.1504/IJIMS.2023.132772

International Journal of Internet Manufacturing and Services, 2023 Vol.9 No.2/3, pp.264 - 290

Received: 30 May 2022
Accepted: 25 Jul 2022
Published online: 09 Aug 2023 *

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