Green Supply Chain Management and Strategic Procurement in Enhancing Enterprise Competitiveness
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China's intelligent manufacturing industry is a major pillar of the national economy, driving the country to transform from being known as the "factory of the world" to becoming a global manufacturing power and significantly contributing to sustainable economic growth. In these circumstances, the use of green supply chain management is an inevitable and imperative strategic requirement. The research employed a quantitative methodology, surveying 397 Chinese intelligent manufacturing enterprises to analyze the effects of green supply chain management and strategic procurement on enterprise competitiveness. Filling a known gap in literature, the research formulated an analytical framework to analyze the combined effect of green supply chain practices and strategic procurement. Using SPSS and AMOS as data analysis and structural model test software, this research empirically identified that strategic procurement was a partial mediator between enterprise competitiveness and green supply chain management. The research confirmed that green supply chain management had a positive effect on strategic procurement and enterprise competitiveness, and strategic procurement had a positive effect on enterprise competitiveness. In general, these findings provide practical and theoretical significance, leading smart manufacturing companies to learn how to use green supply chain management to improve their competitiveness and providing useful references for policymakers and industry players who aim to promote sustainable industrial development.
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