Supply Chain Management and Green Operational Practices in Pharmaceutical Industries in Anambra State, Nigeria

Abstract

The study generally examined the relationship between supply chain management and operational practices in the pharmaceutical industry, Anambra State. In the doing this, the study evaluated the variables using the five (5) randomly selected and reputable pharmaceutical companies in Anambra state and with a population and sample size of 120. Survey research design was utilized principally because the data used were from primary sources. Data were analyzed with the application of descriptive statistics, while the two formulated hypotheses were tested with ANOVA analysis – with the help of Statistical Packages for Social Science (SPSS, Version 25). The findings revealed that there is a significant relationship between procurement management and waste reduction in the pharmaceutical industry of Anambra State (with p-value 0.012 < 0.05 sig. level). It was also found that significant relationship exists between customer management and sustainable consumption (p-value 0.042 < 0.05 sig level Therefore, it concludes that green operational practices play a pivotal place in fostering an effective SCM. The study recommends among others, the need to prioritize suppliers who have strong environmental sustainability practices to demonstrate a commitment to waste reduction, and enhance customer engagement by actively engage with customers to raise awareness about sustainable consumption practices in pharmaceutical companies in Anambra State.