Using interpretive structure modeling to analyze the interactions between environmental sustainability boundary enablers
Purpose The modern business community understands the importance of long term satisfaction of consumer. Enabling the consumer to return products is a significant part of the equation. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the sustainable boundaries in terms of their relationship toward greening a supply chain. Design/methodology/approach Using interpretive structural modeling the research presents a hierarchy based model to realize the driving power and dependence of sustainable boundary enablers. Findings The research shows that there exists a group of enablers having a high driving power and low dependence requiring maximum attention and of strategic importance while another group consists of those variables which have high dependence and are the resultant actions. Practical implications This classification provides a useful tool to supply chain managers to differentiate between independent and dependent variables and their mutual relationships which would help them to focus while making strat.