Analytical investigation of sustainable supply chain quality management in sesame products industry

Maintaining profitability level of manufacturing organizations while performing normal business processes through sustainable environmental and social activities is a global challenge for all organizations. Sustainable supply chain quality management which is an emerging topic in the international literature not only emphasizes the use of quality management within the organization but also point to the effects of sustainability inside and outside of the organization. Using sustainable supply chain quality management improves the level of performance in the organization. This study aims to present a model in order to investigate factors affecting the sustainable supply chain quality management of sesame industries in Yazd province. The present study is an applied research, a descriptive survey in terms of controlling the variables as well as a survey research methodology from data collection aspect. The results indicate that 16 dimensions identified from literature are classified into five general levels using interpretive structural modeling technique. Respondents to paired comparisons questionnaire consist of 13 academic and industrial experts. The results of this study show the impact of laws and regulations as the underlying factor and the key variable of the model and also the pollution factor as the effective output of the model. Managers of Yazd province’s sesame industry can utilize the output as a guide to achieve quality while ensuring supply chain sustainability.