[A Study of success or failure in establishing a Sustainable Supply Chain from Community to Market in Chatter Plane Kashmir, Pakistan]

By

[Philip Bradshaw]

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I would take this opening to thank my research supervisor, family and friends for their support and guidance without which this study would not have been possible.

DECLARATION

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ABSTRACT

The study explores the main concept of “Supply Chain” in a holistic context. It is acknowledged that community activity has major impacts on the environment. Moreover, the market process is usually fragmented and involves in the several parties with different objectives. Thus, often, no one of them normally supposes direct blame for defending the environment. The concept of providing the Supply Chain management (SCM) is now commonly applied in enterprise for the mutual advantage of enterprises in the provide string of links (from the organization extracting the basic raw material to the last customer). Rudimentary standard of SCM is integration. This paper considers the potential of applying SCM to integrate the supplying process in Chatter Plane Kashmir, and thereby, address its pressing problems including its poor environmental performance. It is found that SCM can help to green the supply chain in Chatter Plane Kashmir. Some recommendations on, how awareness of SCM can be enhanced, and its application by market enterprises made most likely to succeed are offered.

ABBREVIATIONS

NGO - Non Government Organization

SCM - Supply Chain Management

CIB - International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction

Table of Contents

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTII

DECLARATIONIII

ABSTRACTIV

ABBREVIATIONSV

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION1

Background of the study1

Proposed Research area for study:3

Problem Statement3

Research Aims3

Research Objectives4

CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW5

Theoretical framework5

Sustainable Market In Kashmir12

Trends in business policies and practices16

Supply chain management (SCM)17

Features of SCM implementation18

CHAPTER 3: METHODOLOGY20

Research Design20

Approach20

Search technique20

Keywords used22

Research instruments22

Sampling and sample size22

CHAPTER 4: DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS26

Analysis/ Findings26

Validity and Reliability28

Explanation of the matrix35

Results39

CHAPTER 5: CONCLUSION41

Recommendations41

Implications43

REFERENCES48

APPENDIX53

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

Background of the study

It has been since ages that at domestic level quality products are made but these products cater at a small scale for market products. These items are normally sold within the family or within the village. Consequently the producers do not get the value for their production(Government of Pakistan 1985). There is an enormous gap between the rural area cottage industry and suppliers or market. Rural community is making a variety of handicrafts and candles for their livelihood which very seldom show case in any markets or shops in the city. Seeing this opportunity a number of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) have run projects where they have encouraged local community to participate and provide them a platform in terms of training and skills to produce many items for their livelihood and economic uplift. And also they have developed number of schools and what they call 'Industrial Houses' to produce these items at a scale.

Since these houses are dominated by ...