Abstract
In recent years, more reports and articles have been published on the necessity of implementing changes to manufacturing processes in the context of sustainable development (SD). The use of IT systems in manufacturing companies creates the opportunity to support changes implemented in the context of adaptation to the concept of SD. This paper proposes and explores a Sustainable Development Card (SDC) within an enterprise, the use of which will enable knowledge about the enterprise’s development level to be gained in the context of SD through the data and information collected from the information system, namely, the Enterprise Resource Planning system (ERP) implemented within a company. This research uses studies from the literature on the subject and also the case study in order to determine the SDC integrated with the ERP system. The Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) method is used, which uses validity indicators to allow a manufacturing company’s development to be evaluated within the context of SD. The results were verified by a real case study of a Polish manufacturing company. It was determined that the proposed approach allows SD to be assessed in a manufacturing company and enables the implementation process of SD strategy to be constantly monitored. This paper contributes to theory and practice at the interface of the development and sustainability of a manufacturing company, whereby assessing sustainability is associated with the development of strategy and information systems that are associated with the development of an organisation. The possibilities of using the results of research, in practice, are demonstrated convincingly.
Highlights
The implementation and achievement of the goals of sustainable development (SD) in manufacturing enterprises consist in increasing productivity by minimising the consumption of resources and the emission of waste and by promoting the idea of reasonable and aware consumption, as well as protecting the natural environment [1]
Finding critical success factors influencing the implementation of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) in global companies Sustainable Development Card (SDC): (1) indicators of the achievement of the objectives of SD in a manufacturing company, (2) Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) method, (3) SD-ERP index value base using the ERP system, (4) the Sustainable Development Card
The approach presented combines the transfer of information on the results of SD objectives implementation and their impact in three aspects: economic, environmental, and social, using ERP system functionality in a given enterprise and the AHP method
Summary
The implementation and achievement of the goals of sustainable development (SD) in manufacturing enterprises consist in increasing productivity by minimising the consumption of resources and the emission of waste and by promoting the idea of reasonable and aware consumption, as well as protecting the natural environment [1]. SD in manufacturing is possible when the management of an enterprise has access to data and information, the analysis of which allows the level of development to be evaluated. IT systems enable enterprises to effectively manage resources through comprehensive and integrated solutions adjusted to the specificity of a given enterprise. For the purposes of this article, the specification of implementing and using an ERP system has been narrowed down to a group of manufacturing enterprises in the context of employing the functionality of the system with the aim of evaluating the level of SD in a given enterprise
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