Abstract:
Industrial operations could emit harmful pollutants and degrade natural environment, thereby posing a threat to human beings
and wildlife (polar bears, panda, penguins, turtles, whales, walrus etc.). Globally manufacturers must ensure that the operations
be done as safely and responsibly as possible keeping in line with the three dimensions of triple bottom line. We develop a model
which analyses the various complex relationships involved in a sustainable supply chain with the aid of interpretive structural
modeling. The key factors influencing sustainable supply chain were identified based on a thorough literature review and in
consultation with rubber industry experts. Further MICMAC analysis was applied to identify the autonomous, linkage, dependent
and independent factors.
