10. APPENDIX
Questionnaire Survey Form
DRIVERS FOR GREEN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT (GSCM) ADOPTION IN CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES
We invite you to participate in a research study entitled: ranking of drivers for the green supply chain management (GSCM) adoption: case from Indian construction companies.
We are currently in the final year B.Tech Civil Engineering at The NORTHCAP University (Formally ITM University) in Gurgaon, Haryana and working on a project entitled above.
The purpose of the research is to prioritize the significant drivers for the implementation of GSCM with help of Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) in Indian Construction Company’s context.
The enclosed questionnaire has been designed to gain your valuable feedback, which would help in ranking of the various drivers enlisted in the questionnaire.
Your participation in this research project is completely voluntary. You may decline altogether, or leave blank any questions you don’t wish to answer. There are no known risks to participation beyond those encountered in everyday life.
We would be grateful if we could receive your response in about 15 days.
Thank you for your assistance in this important endeavor.
If you have any questions about this project, feel free to contact.
Sincerely yours,
UDBHAV DATTA at +91 9953037821
ADITYA SINGLA at +91 9467160067
RISHABH BHADAURIA at +91 7838816135
Final year,
Department of Civil Engg.,
The NORTHCAP University,
HUDA Sector 23-A Gurgaon - 122017, Haryana.
The following is a questionnaire for ranking the drivers for GSCM adoption in construction industry perspective.
Please respond to the questionnaire with a “YES” or “NO".
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MARKET / FINANCE CATEGORY
Establishing developer’s/contractor’s green image locally and globally
It helps an organization to position itself and its products as environmentally friendly in the customers’ perception.
Yes
No
Tax Incentives
Green buildings, both commercial and residential, are eligible for government tax credits.
Yes
No
Increased Property Values
With energy costs on the rise, the low operating costs and easy maintenance of green buildings make for lower vacancy rates and higher property values
Yes
No
Decreased Infrastructure Strain
Efficient buildings exert less demand on the local power grid and water supply, stretching the capacity of local infrastructure
Yes
No
Supplier Category
Developer’s/Contractor’s awareness and advances in providing environment friendly packages.
Many people are becoming aware of the concept of sustainable development, even though the application is still weak, the knowledge is improving.
Yes
No
Developer’s/Contractor’s environmental collaboration with suppliers
Suppliers can help in providing valuable ideas which can be used during and after the construction process.
Yes
No
GOVERNMENT CATEGORY
Adapting to regulation and reducing risk
Organizations adopting Green Supply Chain practices can reduce the risk of being prosecuted for anti-environmental and unethical practices.
Yes
No
Government rules and legislation
Government Rules & legislation is a major driver for developer’s/contractor’s environmental management programs.
Yes
No
Anticipation of government regulations
Legislation may take many forms, including regulation of emissions that may cause environmental pollution, taxation of environment and health damaging activities, and establishing the legal framework for trading schemes (e.g. for carbon emissions).
Yes
No
Environmental Management Certification
Certifications like ISO 14001
Yes
No
ENVIRONMENT CATEGORIES
Sustainable use natural resources, construction material and equipments
Green Supply Chains ensures the effective utilization of all of the available productive resources of organizations.
Yes
No
Reusing and recycling construction materials
Green buildings are built from green, rapidly renewable, non-toxic, reusable and recyclable materials.
Yes
No
Waste Reduction
Construction and demolition generates a huge portion of solid waste in the United States. Building deconstruction as an alternative to full-scale demolition results in massive decreases of waste production
Yes
No
Emissions Reduction
Pollutants released by fossil fuels to generate energy for the construction process causes air quality issues.
Yes
No
INTERNAL DRIVERS CATEGORY
Developer’s/Contractor’s environmental mission
The aim of the developer/contractor for his company keeping in mind the environment
Yes
No
Investors and share holder pressure
Pressure from the investors to adopt environmental friendly process and practices during and after the construction
Yes
No
Increased Employee/labor Productivity
Employee/labor productivity has been positively correlated to environmental conditions during construction.
Yes
No
Support from top managers
Developers/contractors send its green management professionals to over sea construction sites to systematically promote green management.
Yes
No
CUSTOMER CATEGORY
Society or public pressure
By adopting GSCM the contractor will be meet the expectations of the society to protect the surrounding environment during the construction process.
Yes
No
Customer/Client awareness and pressure
Contractor/developer will be able to handle the pressure from the client to provide him with highly eco-friendly projects.
Yes
No
Improve the image of the construction industry
Lowering emissions levels contributing to pollution by adopting GSCM will help reduce the construction industry’s image as a major contributor of air pollution.
Yes
No
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SAMPLE AHP CALCULATIONS
Internal drivers
INTERNALDRIVERS / I1 / I2 / I3 / I4
I1 / 1 / 0.828 / 4.22 / 5.228
I2 / 1.2077 / 1 / 2.62 / 6.52
I3 / 0.237 / 0.3817 / 1 / 2.83
I4 / 0.1913 / 0.1534 / 0.3534 / 1
Vector: 0.3954, 0.4076, 0.136, 0.061
CI: 0.0235
RI: 0.9
CR 0.0261
Total Weight value: 0.3954, 0.4076, 0.136, 0.061
Sorted weight value: 0.4076, 0.3954, 0.136, 0.061
Rank: I2,I1,I3,I4
Max Eigen: 4.0704