دانلود رایگان مقاله انگلیسی درک اثرات عملیات مدیریت انرژی بر زنجیره های تامین انرژی تجدید پذیر - الزویر 2018

ABSTRACT

Drawing from the resource-based view (RBV) and complexity theories, we test the effects of energy management practices on renewable energy supply chain (RESC) initiatives in 151 certified (ISO 14001 and ISO 50001) manufacturing firms in Malaysia. Our results showed three dimensions of energy management practices (EMP) – top management commitment, energy awareness, and energy auditing – which were positively associated with the development of RESC initiatives. We found that insufficient knowledge of energy efficiency means firms struggle to manage energy effectively, constraining opportunities such as converting waste into energy to support business’ targets. Our work has implications for energy policy. For example, we suggest that the transfer of energy efficiency management knowledge and technology from multinational to local companies could help to improve energy usage, and that local companies could generate renewable energy through supply chain networks. The findings of this work shed light on how to further develop energy efficiency policy in emerging economies, with implications for academics, practitioners and decision-makers. This work makes the case for an integrated discussion of energy management and renewable energy supply chains.

Discussion

It is clear that management commitment has become a key capability for implementing green supply chain management (GSCM) practices in an organisation, as consistent managerial support is important in motivating staff to practice GSCM and enhancing green manufacturing capabilities (Luthra et al., 2016; Gavronski et al., 2011). According to Fernando and Yahya (2015), top management support is the main driver for the success of RE deployment in an organisation. This finding is consistent with existing literature, where the relationship between management and RESC is supported. This study emphasises that the management commitment dimension of energy management practices is important in RESC deployment. With full management commitment and support for RE deployment, a successful energy management outcome is expected, according to this study. Energy awareness was found to be one of the most important variables impacting the deployment of RE, supporting Liu et al. (2010) suggestion that if management are aware of the benefits of energy efficiency but reluctant to implement them, this will lead to poor results in environmental management implementation and achieving sustainable business performance. Thus, this finding is consistent with hypothesis H2, as energy awareness has a positive relationship with RESC. Furthermore, energy auditing was also found to have a significantly relationship with RESC (H4). This is aligned with the finding by Moya et al. (2016) that energy auditing techniques help to increase knowledge of energy flows and develop practical findings in the study of RE. This knowledge can then be used to guide manufacturing firms to replace their dependence on current conventional energy and make energy management more efficient.