Production organizations often upgrade their supply chain processes to green supply chain system for various operational synergies, but they certainly fail to implement such advanced systems because of barriers that are accountable for internal and external environments. Considering this, the study analyzes the automobile industry in India, both to explore the barriers of green supply chain and to classify them. To do so, a legitimate method of mathematical modelling—interpretive structural modelling— is used. The study has identified thirteen barriers based on the extensive literature, and has added one, with reference to expert opinion. It has been found that six attributes are dependent barriers, five are driver barriers and three are linkage barriers. The study holds significant implications at the firm level, for production processes and the green supply chain system, especially in automobile manufacturing firms. The identified relationship between these barriers may help organizations overcome them in order to implement an effective and efficient green supply chain management (GSCM) system.
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