Sandeep Handa

Tilak Raj

Sandeep Grover

Abstract

Business finds it imperative to address challenges of environmental impact due to unbridled use of resources Businesses are addressing the increasing concerns of various stakeholders by re-orienting their manufacturing operation by espousing Green manufacturing. Numerous factors act as vital drivers towards the adoption of green manufacturing. This paper explores the conceptual relationships among the crucial drivers towards green manufacturing. Interpretive Structural Modeling is used to develop a hierarchical model incorporating the drivers for green manufacturing. MICMAC analysis provides meaningful insights portraying the driving and driven powers of identified elements.

Keywords- Green manufacturing, ISM (interpretive structural modeling), MICMAC analysis