Sustainable green development in manufacturing industries: a qualitative approach

Modern production strategies are anchored by five core objectives: quality, cost, delivery, innovation, and responsiveness. Traditionally, companies have pursued these objectives through a range of practices, including simultaneous engineering for accelerated product development, defect elimination initiatives like Six Sigma to enhance quality, setup reduction for increased agility, and worker empowerment to harness employee expertise for continuous improvement. Emerging industry trends, however, suggest a new path to production excellence: fostering innovation in a diverse array of high-tech production facilities while emphasising environmental sustainability. This approach recognises the pivotal role of production facilities in industry success, as they determine both product quality and the competitive edge gained through superior quality and reliability. Ultimately, this competitive advantage translates into tangible benefits for companies, including increased sales, a strong customer base, a larger market share, increased profitability, and growth and expansion. To outperform competitors, a firm's operations must possess inherent advantages in the form of prioritised competitive goals. This research focuses on high-priority risk factors for the industry to develop a suitable qualitative model based on their criticality and impact.