Assignment 10 – Impact of JIT and TQM on Environmental Sustainability

The background material is a paper that our research team is currently working on. It relates to the impact that the two management improvement programs JIT and TQM may have on the implementation of GSCMP and environmental performance. As you will remember, we have well established the links between GSCMP and environmental and organizational performance. We also established the importance of a market orientation as a necessary antecedent to the implementation of GSCMP. Now, we need to assess the impact of other potential antecedents. In this case, I want you to read about the theory that supports the links between JIT and TQM and GSCMP and environmental performance. Find out if JIT and TQM are necessary precursors to the implementation of GSCMP. Answer the following questions and complete the path analysis to discover if JIT and TQM are important to environmental sustainability.

1. Read the background material provided.
2. What specifically are we trying to find out (the research question)?
3. How do the authors define JIT, TQM, GSCMP, and environmental sustainability?
4. How do the authors measure JIT, TQM, GSCMP, and environmental sustainability?
5. Describe the sample of experts that the authors surveyed?
6. Complete the regressions displayed in Figure 2 and enter the beta values (with significance levels) and the R ² values into the path model.
   

   GSCMP

   JIT

7. Answer the following questions concerning the direct linkages in the model based on the regression results. Don’t just answer "yes" or "no." Include the betas and significance levels with your answers.
   1. What percentage of the variation in ENV is explained by JIT, TQM, and GSMCP?
   2. Does JIT directly impact ENV?
   3. Does GSCMP directly impact ENV?
   4. Does TQM directly impact ENV?
   5. What percentage of the variation in GSCMP is explained by JIT and TQM?
   6. Does JIT directly impact GSCMP?
   7. Does TQM directly impact GSCMP?
   8. What percentage of the variation in TQM is explained by JIT?
   9. Does JIT directly impact TQM?
8. Answer the following questions related to the indirect linkages in the model. Your answers should include two betas with significance levels.
   1. Does JIT indirectly impact ENV through GSCMP?
   2. Does TQM indirectly impact ENV through GSCMP?
   3. Does JIT indirectly impact ENV through TQM?
9. Based on the results in questions 7 and 8, summarize the impact that JIT has on ENV.
   Solution: Based on the previous results, JIT has a significant, positive indirect effect (both through GSCMP and TQM) on ENV.
10. Based on the results in questions 7 and 8 summarize the impact that TQM has on ENV.
11. At this point you should be convinced that JIT and TQM are necessary antecedents to the implementation of GSCMP and that JIT and TQM either directly or indirectly impact ENV. Now, explain what it is about JIT and TQM that enhances environmental sustainability. I am asking why JIT and TQM are inherently environmentally sustainable.

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