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Developing a hybrid evaluation approach for the low carbon performance on sustainable manufacturing environment

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Societal emergence and sustainability are results of human actions and practices which can either imbalance it with maximum exploitation or retain it through responsible utilization of resources. Based on theories on institutional and resource-based views, the study explores the enablers of green sustainable practices of procurement, logistics, product and process design and regulatory frameworks for low carbon performance .The study employs a Hybrid approach of step-by-step empirical process to examine the impact of sustainable practices on low carbon performance which further affects the sustainable manufacturing and societies. A theoretical model developed based on hypothesis is tested first using modified Dillman’s approach. Then it is tested in in the PLS-SEM package using 380 data responses collected from the various manufacturers. Further robustness of proposed model is validated using different ML (machine learning) followed by post hoc analysis using Item Response Theory to validate the scale and efficacy of the measurement model. The study validates the positive relationships of sustainable practices on the low carbon performance which eventually is responsible for sustainable societies. The area of sustainable manufacturing is found relatively lacking and requires further attention of leadership for better societal establishments. The study hopes to further enrich the literature with its unique Hybrid approach of SEM/PLS Machine Learning and IRT which is used to presents carbon performance as a central entity deriving from green practices and driving sustainable manufacturing and societies.

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Acknowledgements

We express our heartiest gratitude and warm regards to our editor Dr. Beata Mrugalska for supporting our efforts in publication of this work. We are grateful to our wonderful reviewers for their excellent insight that helped us improve our manuscript. We also extend our gratitude to the managers and other staff members of the manufacturing organizations, industry and academia expert who provided support and vision for the completion of this study. We also thank our members of data collection team who supported our efforts with their keen involvement and enthusiasm and, also, all the respondents for their participation in the survey.

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This project was funded by the Deanship of Scientific Research (DSR) at King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, under Grant No. KEP-10-135-39. The authors, therefore, acknowledge with thanks DSR for technical and financial support.

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  1. Department of Industrial Engineering, College of Engineering, GC, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia

    Sadia Samar Ali

  2. Government Girls College, Panchkula, Haryana, 134001, India

    Rajbir Kaur

  3. Industrial Engineering and Manufacturing Systems, National Institute of Industrial Engineering, Mumbai, India

    D. Jinil Persis

  4. Research Scholar, SRM University, Sonepat, Haryana, India

    Raiswa Saha

  5. School of Management Studies, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India

    Murugan Pattusamy

  6. Bear Lab, Rabat Business School, Université Internationale de Rabat, Rabat, Morocco

    V. Raja Sreedharan

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Ali, S.S., Kaur, R., Persis, D.J. et al. Developing a hybrid evaluation approach for the low carbon performance on sustainable manufacturing environment. Ann Oper Res 324, 249–281 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10479-020-03877-1

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