Table 1

Summary of literature reviewed to identify CSF for sustainable manufacturing

Main criteriaSub-criteria (CSF)CSF codeAuthors and yearAspects of sustainability
EconomicSocialEnvironmental
Environmental Based CSFEnvironmentally friendly practices implementedENV1Kumar et al. (2023), Yadav et al. (2021) 
Environmental awarenessENV2AlSanad (2018), Amna Farrukh et al. (2020) 
Waste recycling technology usedENV3Amna Farrukh et al. (2020), Swarnakar et al. (2020), Wang et al. (2021), Yadav et al. (2021) 
Availability of appropriate locations for waste disposalENV4Kaswan and Rajeev (2021), Swarnakar et al. (2020) 
Local environmental regulationsENV5Cherrafi et al. (2016)/Gandhi et al. (2017) 
Availability of substitute raw materials in the environmentENV6Amrina and Vilsi (2015), Singh et al. (2018) 
Harmful emissions generatedENV7Amrina and Vilsi (2015)/, Moktadir et al. (2020), Singh et al. (2018)  
Carbon capture and storage technology useENV8Amna Farrukh et al. (2020)/Gandhi et al. (2017)  
Amount of water usedENV9Amrina and Vilsi (2015)/Moktadir et al. (2020) 
Environmentally-friendly transportationENV10Izumi et al. (2021)/Kumar et al. (2023a, b)/Belhadi et al. (2021) 
Social Based CSFDemand for Green/Sustainable productsSOC1AlSanad (2018)/Amna Farrukh et al. (2020)/Kaswan and Rajeev (2021)/Kumar et al. (2023a, b)/Wang et al. (2021) 
Effective communication among workersSOC2Amna Farrukh et al. (2020)/Kumar et al. (2023a, b)/Venugopal and Saleeshya (2019) 
Organisational response to customer demandsSOC3Amna Farrukh et al. (2020)/Kaswan and Rajeev (2021)/Kumar et al. (2023a, b)/Swarnakar et al. (2020) 
Organisation's relationship with suppliersSOC4Cherrafi et al. (2016))/Kumar et al. (2023a, b)/Yadav et al. (2021) 
Quality of training provided to workersSOC5Amrina and Vilsi (2015)/Amrina et al. (2016)/ Amna Farrukh et al. (2020)/Kaswan and Rajeev (2021)/Kumar et al. (2023a, b)/Swarnakar et al. (2020)/Wang et al. (2021) 
Level of involvement and support of top managementSOC6Cherrafi et al. (2016)/Amna Farrukh et al. (2020)/Kaswan and Rajeev (2021)/Kumar et al. (2023a, b)/Swarnakar et al. (2020)/Yadav et al. (2021) 
Employees' adaptability to changes in work practicesSOC7AlSanad (2018)/Wang et al. (2021)/Hanim et al. (2017) 
Workplace safety and accident preventionSOC8Amrina and Vilsi (2015)/Moktadir et al. (2020)/Singh et al. (2018) 
Availability of local and international sustainability-focused agenciesSOC9AlSanad (2018)/Kaswan and Rajeev (2021)/Found et al. (2018) 
Level of occupational health and safetySOC10Amrina and Vilsi (2015)/Amrina et al. (2016)/Moktadir et al. (2020)/Singh et al. (2018) 
Economical Based CSFImpact of inventory costECO1Amrina and Vilsi (2015)/Amrina et al. (2016)/Singh et al. (2018) 
The financial impact of using an alternate or substitute material is “cost and consumption.”ECO2Amrina et al. (2016)/Jamwal et al. (2022)/Barcia et al. (2022) 
The plant's infrastructure constraints hinder sustainability adoption financiallyECO3AlSanad (2018)/Amna Farrukh et al. (2020)/Kaswan and Rajeev (2021) 
LSS tools and methods are assigned to solve problems that ariseECO4Amna Farrukh et al. (2020)/Yadav et al. (2021) 
Energy cost and consumption levelECO5Amrina and Vilsi (2015)/Amrina et al. (2016)/Russo and Camanho (2015) 
Adequacy of R&D funding for sustainable manufacturing solutionsECO6Amna Farrukh et al. (2020)/Kumar et al. (2023a, b)/Sangwan et al. (2018) 
Using LSS tools to mitigate the cost of product reuse, remanufacturing and material recoveryECO7Gandhi et al. (2017)/Moktadir et al. (2020)/Mokhtar and Nasooti (2020) 
LSS tools and methods are used to create and utilise “finance and resources properly.”ECO8Amna Farrukh et al. (2020)/Kaswan and Rajeev (2021)/Yadav et al. (2021) 
A degree of return on investment can be expected from transitioning to fully green manufacturingECO9Kaswan and Rajeev (2021)/Moktadir et al. (2020)/Wang et al. (2021) 
Adopting sustainable manufacturing methods in new market opportunities and expansionECO10Amna Farrukh et al. (2020)/Kaswan and Rajeev (2021)/Wang et al. (2021)/Yadav et al. (2021) 
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