article · Journal of Enterprise and Business Intelligence
An investigation into manufacturing and supply firms in North-Eastern Nigeria evaluates how green supply chain management practices, technological innovation, and green performance interconnect amidst expanding agricultural investments. Drawing on survey responses from 173 small and medium-sized enterprises, the analysis confirms that green supply chain management significantly and positively correlates with both technological innovation and environmental performance. Furthermore, technological innovation acts as a partial mediator in this relationship, indicating that green supply chain initiatives enhance green performance more effectively when supported by technological innovation. Achieving optimal green performance requires manufacturing firms to align their supply chain practices directly with technological development. These results underscore the importance of targeted policies that concurrently promote industrial sustainability and technological adoption across regional manufacturing sectors.
Growing industrial and agricultural activity creates severe environmental pressures across developing regions. This work demonstrates that adopting green supply chain practices alone is insufficient for maximising ecological benefits. Integrating sustainable logistics with technological innovation gives small and medium-sized enterprises a clear mechanism to improve environmental outcomes, offering valuable empirical direction for environmental managers and policymakers seeking sustainable industrial growth.
The findings are relevant to manufacturing small and medium-sized enterprises, supply chain consultants, and industrial policymakers designing environmental strategies. Because the research delivers analytical survey evidence rather than a tangible product, it is at an early advisory stage. However, it provides a practical rationale for technology vendors and industrial operators to co-develop integrated operational solutions that pair clean supply chain systems directly with manufacturing technology.
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This research examines the correlation between Green Supply Chain Management Practices (GSCMP) practices, Technology Innovation (TECIN), and Green Performance (GP) among the manufacturers and suppliers in the North-Eastern Nigeria due to the growing environmental impacts of investments in the agricultural sector. An explanatory survey design was used and a structured questionnaire with 57 closed ended questions was employed to gather quantitative data from 1,028 firms in the sample which was derived from a stratified random sampling technique. The response rate was 24%, 173 fully completed questionnaires, which primarily targeted SMEs, and the key informants occupied the environmental management position. In addition, the structural model of the study was verified by means of Stone-Geisser’s Q² test, R² values, and boot-strap resampling techniques, showing that GSCM practices have significant positive correlations with TECIN (r = 0. 392, p > 0. 01), and GSCM practices and GP (p > 0. 01; r = 0. 335). In addition, the relationship of the mediation analysis showed that TECIN partially mediates the link between GSCM and GP; thus, while GSCM practices positively influence GP, this effect is even more pronounced when bolstered by TECIN. These findings affirm the fact that to gain a higher GP, both GSCM and TECIN strategies have to be aligned and implemented, hence the need for policies that encourage manufacturing sustainability and technology.
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DOI: 10.53759/5181/jebi202505007
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