Identification and evaluation of determinants of sustainable manufacturing: a case of Indian cement manufacturing

Abstract

Purpose

This paper aims to identify and examine the determinants for sustainable manufacturing in cement manufacturing industry in India. Further, the study examines the causal relationship between different indicators of sustainable manufacturing.

Design/methodology/approach

Author (s) have identified and extracted the key dimensions of sustainable manufacturing from literature. After identification of the key dimensions, analytic hierarchy process (AHP) is used to finalize the weights and further DEMATEL is used to understand the causal relationship between key dimensions.

Findings

Findings from AHP provide the weightage to the all 13 indicators of sustainable manufacturing. From AHP, it is identified that material cost has maximum weightage, whereas material consumption has minimum weightage. From DEMATEL, it is evident that occupational health safety and safety has maximum influencing variables, whereas air emission does not have any influencing variables.

Originality/value

The approach adopted in the study will help firms to identify the weightage of key dimensions and further the interdependency can be developed to understand the causal relationship between different indicators of sustainable manufacturing.

Citation

Singh, R.K., Modgil, S. and Tiwari, A.A. (2019), "Identification and evaluation of determinants of sustainable manufacturing: a case of Indian cement manufacturing", Measuring Business Excellence, Vol. 23 No. 1, pp. 24-40. https://doi.org/10.1108/MBE-08-2018-0056