A study of the barriers to the adoption of integrated sustainable-green-lean-six sigma-agile manufacturing system (ISGLSAMS) in Indian manufacturing organizations

The scarcity of resources and customers' demands for the product variety is causing significant research in the sustainable market-based manufacturing system, i.e. integrated sustainable-green-lean-six sigma-agile manufacturing system (ISGLSAMS). Many manufacturing organizations are opting for ISGLSAMS with partial mix or success. The objectives of this study are to analyze the effect of the various ISGLSAMS barriers constructs on the (i) adoption of ISGLSAMS, and (ii) organizational market, operational and sustainable performance in Indian manufacturing organizations. The research methodology includes the (i) design of a survey questionnaire, (ii) data collection, and (iii) analysis of the data. A total of 540 responses were received out of 3607 survey questionnaires mailed. Based on the opinion of four industry experts and two academic experts from the field of operations management ISGLSAMS barriers are grouped into ten formative constructs. The effect of the constructs on the adoption of ISGLSAMS and ISGLSAMS performance is analyzed with SmartPLS 2.0 M3. The result suggests that (i) technological risk and low supplier commitment construct, (ii) uncertainty, misconception, and low customer demand construct, (iii) managerial complexity construct, and (iv) design complexity construct are found prominent barriers in India for the ISGLSAMS. The results also suggest that ISGLSAMS barriers have a significant negative effect on the organizational operational, market, and sustainable performance. This study provides the opportunity for the policymakers and organizations to design and develop policies, and research activities for overcoming the barriers, and successful adoption of ISGLSAMS in India.