Decision-Tree Based Methodology Aid in Assessing the Sustainable Development of a Manufacturing Company

Justyna Patalas-Maliszewska, Hanna Łosyk and Matthias Rehm
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Justyna Patalas-Maliszewska: Institute of Mechanical Engineering, University of Zielona Góra, 65-417 Zielona Góra, Poland
Hanna Łosyk: Institute of Mechanical Engineering, University of Zielona Góra, 65-417 Zielona Góra, Poland
Matthias Rehm: Professorship Production Systems and Processes, Chemnitz University of Technology, D-09107 Chemnitz, Germany

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 10, 1-17

Abstract: Nowadays, achieving the objectives of sustainable development (SD) within a manufacturing company, through introducing and integrating sustainability into a development strategy, is a key parameter in gaining a competitive advantage in the market. The objective of this study was to develop a decision-tree based methodology to facilitate SD assessment in a manufacturing company, which consists of five main components: (1) Determination of SD indicators based on literature analysis, (2) Using the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) method which determines the priority of the SD criteria, (3) Collecting data to determine the values of the key objectives SD, (4) Using a decision tree to build scenarios of possible actions to increase the level of SD, (5) Indicating recommended actions for continuous monitoring of progress towards reaching SD objectives. In the proposed approach, the use of the AHP method allowed for indicating the most important SD indicators, which made it possible to limit the number of queries to manufacturers on data from real companies regarding the values of SD indicators. Finally, the methodology was applied and verified within a real manufacturing company in order to assist the Management Board in making projections about future actions regarding an increase in SD level.

Keywords: sustainable development; assessing the sustainable development; manufacturing company; fuzzy rules for a decision-tree (DT) based model; a case study (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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