IMPLEMENTING "GREEN" ELEMENTS INTO THE SUPPLY CHAIN -
        THE LITERATURE REVIEW AND EXAMPLES


                   Paula Bajdor, Czestochowa University of Technology
                 Janusz K. Grabara, Czestochowa University of Technology

ABSTRACT: Almost every operating enterprise in the market has the supply chain. Depending
on the size and nature of the enterprise, supply chain can take many forms, but the basic
elements of each supply chain are as follows: suppliers, production and distribution together
with the common links between them. Now, in the consciousness of nearly every organization
that works to market is the belief that one of the determinants of its continuous development is
the protection of the environment. Because of this, companies try, during their actions, to
cause the least harm on natural environment. The following article presents the classic supply
chain that occurs in manufacturing companies and how, the implementation of proposed
solutions into it, may bring the result that classic supply chain will become more
environmentally friendly and "green". Also , this article presents four companies operating in
various sectors of the economy, together with the actions taken by them to minimize their
negative impact on the environment. Presented enterprises can serve as an example for other
companies trying to enter the arrangements and procedures, whose main purpose is to protect
the environment by transforming their supply chain into Green supply chain.

Keywords: supply chain management, enterprises, green supply chain

JEL: L