The role of some sustainable supply chain management activities in reducing the phenomenon of industrial pollution A Field study at the North Refineries Company/Al-Qayyarah Refinery in Nineveh Governorate

Abstract

The current research represents an attempt to define the relationship between some activities of sustainable supply chain management and the reduction of pollution resulting from manufacturing processes in the General Company for North Refineries - Qayyarah Refinery in Nineveh Governorate, and through two aspects, the first included a presentation of what was mentioned in the literature on its topic, and the second embodied by studying the current reality The researched organization, and the research generally tries to answer the following questions: -Does the management of the surveyed organization have an idea about sustainable supply chain management, its activities and its role in reducing pollution resulting from manufacturing processes?Do some sustainable supply chain management activities contribute to reducing pollution from manufacturing processes?What are the nature and dimensions of the relationship and influence between sustainable supply chain management activities and the reduction of pollution from manufacturing processes? To answer these questions, a hypothetical scheme was constructed that reflects the nature of the relationship and the effect between the research variables in the researched organization, and a set of main and sub hypotheses were adopted that were tested using statistical means for the data collected in the questionnaire by the individuals surveyed, and based on the description of the research variables, their diagnosis, and the testing of relationships among According to the findings of the research plan, a set of conclusions were indicated, in the light of which a set of proposals were presented.