Proceedings of the 2012 International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management Istanbul, Turkey, July 3 6, 2012

Green Supply Chain Management: Creating Learning Projects in Automobile Industries

Emmanuel E. Ejim-Eze1,2 and Joe Amadi-Echendu2,3 National Centre for Technology Management, Federal Ministry of Science and Technology, South-South Zonal Office Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island Amassoma, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria
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Institute of Engineering, Technology and Innovation Management (METI) Centre for Engineering and Technology Management (CETM) University of Port Harcourt, Choba, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria
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Department of Engineering and Technology Management University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0002, South Africa Abstract

Recently, suppliers in the automobile industry are involved in design as well as manufacturing, and this may be up to 70% of manufacturing and 50% of engineering costs at some auto companies. This paper is proposing a green integrated supply chain management (GISCM) framework that has cooperation, collaboration, information sharing, trust, partnerships and shared technology. The greening of such integrated supply chain can be enhanced by creating learning projects that demands that industrial partners (suppliers) eco-innovate both their manufacturing processes and products. Such GISCM also include engagement throughout the lifecycle of the product (after sales service, spare parts and recycling).

Keywords
Green integrated supply chain management, automobile industry, learning projects and eco-innovation