Research Article

Research on the Degree of Ecological Supply Chain Management Practice among Chinese Manufacturing Enterprises

Table 1

The appraisal indicators system of ecological supply chain management performance.

Target layerLevel indicatorsSecondary indicatorsObject

Ecological supply chain management performance evaluationEconomic performance (ENP)X1 Reduction of air emissions (1) Leading
enterprise
(A1)


(2) Start-up
enterprise
(A2)


(3) Backward
enterprise
(A3)
X2 Reduction of effluent waste
X3 Reduction of solid wastes
X4 Decrease in consumption for hazardous/harmful/toxic materials
X5 Decrease in frequency for environmental accidents
X6 Improvement in an enterprise’s environmental situation
Operational performance (OPP)X7 Increase in the amount of goods delivered on time
X8 Decrease in inventory levels
X9 Decrease in scrap rate
X10 Increase in product quality
X11 Increase in product line
X12 Improved capacity utilization
Economic performance (ECP)X13 Decrease in cost of materials purchasing
X14 Decrease in cost for energy consumption
X15 Decrease in fee for waste treatment
X16 Decrease in fee for waste discharge
X17 Decrease in fine for environmental accidents
Operational performance (ORP)X18 Average return on investment over the past three years
X19 Average profit over the past three years
X20 Profit growth over the past three years
X21 Average return on sales over the past three years
X22 Average market share growth over the past three years
X23 Average sales volume growth over the past three years
X24 Average sales (in dollars) growth over the past three years