A sustainable manufacturing strategy decision framework in the context of multi-criteria decision-making

The present paper proposes a sustainable manufacturing strategy decision framework that integrates classical manufacturing strategy and sustainable manufacturing. former approaches in these two fields were not inclusive; thus,an integrative decision framework is necessary. along with this integration,the inclusion of major issues directly associated with manufacturing sustainability,such as firm size,various interests of different stakeholders and strategic responses,becomes a highlight of the proposed framework. using an appropriate approach,the framework could provide the content of a sustainable manufacturing strategy which is helpful for manufacturing decision-makers in promoting both competitiveness and sustainability. hypotheses are developed from the proposed framework. a review of a possible methodological approach is shown with a strong emphasis on multi-criteria decision-making. a discussion of a future work,following the decision framework,is also presented. the contribution of the present work lies in the development of a comprehensive decision framework that attempts to integrate a manufacturing strategy and a sustainable manufacturing. © 2015 jordan journal of mechanical and industrial engineering. all rights reserved.