The influence of lean manufacturing and green supply chain management on firm performance: the mediating role of supply chain resilience

• Autorzy: Songkhwan Siritida , Meathawiroon Chanchai , Thunyachairat Aannicha

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DOI

10.30657/pea.2025.31.4

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This study examines the relationships between lean manufacturing, green supply chain management (GSCM), supply chain resilience (SCR), and firm performance in Thai manufacturing companies. Using data from 322 employees across various industries, the research employs co-variance-based structural equation modelling to test a series of hypotheses. The findings reveal that lean manufacturing has significant positive effects on both GSCM practices and firm performance. GSCM practices demonstrate a strong positive impact on SCR. However, contrary to expectations, the study finds no significant direct relationship between GSCM practices and firm performance, nor between SCR and firm performance. The hypothesized mediating roles of GSCM practices and SCR in the relationship between lean manufacturing and firm performance are not supported. These results suggest that while lean manufacturing and GSCM practices contribute to improved operational efficiency and environmental sustainability, their translation into enhanced financial performance may be more complex than previously thought. The study contributes to existing literature by providing empirical evidence from the Thai manufacturing context and highlights the need for further research into how operational improvements in lean and green practices can be converted into tangible financial outcomes.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

lean manufacturing; green supply chain management; supply chain resilience; firm performance

PL

szczupła produkcja; zielone zarządzanie łańcuchem dostaw; odporność łańcucha dostaw; wydajność firmy

• Wydawca: Oficyna Wydawnicza Stowarzyszenia Menedżerów Jakości i Produkcji
• Czasopismo: Production Engineering Archives
• Rocznik: 2025
• Tom: Vol. 31, Iss. 1
• Strony: 41--53
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 67 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Songkhwan Siritida

• Business School, University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand

• https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9914-9009

autor

Meathawiroon Chanchai

• Business School, University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand

• https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1870-223X

autor

Thunyachairat Aannicha

• Business School, University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand

• https://orcid.org/0009-0008-2903-0453

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa nr POPUL/SP/0154/2024/02 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki II" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki (2025).