Evaluation of key performance indicators for sustainability assessment in automotive component manufacturing organization

Abstract

The automotive components manufacturing organizations have been facing challenges to assess the sustainability performances. Automotive components manufacturing industry has been known as a leading consumer of natural resources, raw materials, energy, fossil fuels, and an intensive source of numerous pollutants. Thus, sustainability performance assessment of automotive components manufacturing organizations becomes essential. The present study proposes a list of “key performance indicators (KPIs)” for assessing the sustainability performance of a manufacturing organization. The proposed KPIs are believed to be pertinent to assess the sustainability of automotive component manufacturing organization based on the “triple bottom line (3BL)” perspectives. The study utilizes the “Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP)” to evaluate the KPIs using the expert’s opinion. Further, a hierarchical model has been developed to assess the sustainability performance of five selected case organizations. The findings of the study guide industrial managers to assess the sustainability performance of a manufacturing organization. The outcomes of this study also encourage practitioners, and researchers to further explore their knowledge in the field of sustainability assessment.