TY - JOUR AB - Purpose The paper embarks on the development of theory and methodology for managing the sustainable development of machine-building enterprises through the use of quantitative modeling tools. The article proposes an algorithm for estimating the position of an enterprise in its competitive space for sustainable development.Design/methodology/approach The three dimensions of sustainability (social, economic, environmental) are represented by the equations based on the multiple criteria of sustainability. The three-dimensional space is constructed and the effects of managerial decisions can be quantified in terms of the latter space.Findings The proposed model is applied in the case of Ukrainian machinery construction company. The effects of introduction of the environmentally friendly business strategy are assessed in the three-dimensional sustainability space. The changes in the level of sustainability can be estimated based on the projected changes in the criteria of sustainability.Originality/value The proposed methodology combines expert knowledge, empirical data and quantitative methods in order to quantify the level of sustainability of enterprises. The model can be extended to include additional dimensions and applied to different empirical cases. VL - 34 IS - 1 SN - 1741-0398 DO - 10.1108/JEIM-12-2019-0419 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/JEIM-12-2019-0419 AU - Latysheva Olena AU - Rovenska Victoriia AU - Smyrnova Iryna AU - Nitsenko Vitalii AU - Balezentis Tomas AU - Streimikiene Dalia PY - 2020 Y1 - 2020/01/01 TI - Management of the sustainable development of machine-building enterprises: a sustainable development space approach T2 - Journal of Enterprise Information Management PB - Emerald Publishing Limited SP - 328 EP - 342 Y2 - 2024/04/25 ER -