A Sustainable Manufacturing Strategy from Different Strategic Responses under Uncertainty

Table 9

Global priority vector and ranking.

Code	Decision elements	Global eigenvector	Rank
A	Develop sustainable manufacturing strategy		1
D1	Sustainable businesses		1
D2	Commitment to sustainability		2
E1	Market-oriented		2
E2	Technology-oriented		1
F	Sustainable manufacturing strategy		1
G1	Stakeholder-oriented		1
G2	Market-oriented		2
G3	Sustainability-oriented		3
C1	Process technology		1
C2	Facilities		6
C3	Capacity		2
C4	Vertical integration		8
C5	Organization		7
C6	Manufacturing planning and control		5
C7	Quality		3
C8	New product introduction		4
C9	Human resources		9
C11	Process choice		3
C12	Technology		1
C13	Process integration		2
C21	Facility size		3
C22	Facility location		1
C23	Facility focus		2
C31	Capacity amount		2
C32	Capacity timing		1
C33	Capacity type		3
C41	Direction		1
C42	Extent		3
C43	Balance		2
C51	Structure		1
C52	Reporting levels		2
C53	Support groups		3
C61	System design		1
C62	Decision support		3
C63	Systems integration		2
C71	Defect prevention		1
C72	Monitoring		3
C73	Intervention		2
C81	Rate of innovation		1
C82	Product design		2
C83	Industrialization		3
C91	Skill level		1
C92	Pay		3
C93	Security		2
C111	Job shop		2
C112	Batch		1
C113	Continuous		3
C114	Project		4
C121	Robotics		2
C122	Flexible manufacturing system		1
C123	Computer-aided manufacturing		3
C131	Cellular		2
C132	Process		1
C133	Product		3
C211	One big plant		1
C212	Several smaller ones		2
C221	Close to market		1
C222	Close to supplier		2
C223	Close to technology		4
C224	Close to competitor		5
C225	Close to source of raw materials		3
C231	Product groups		1
C232	Process types		3
C233	Life cycle stages		2
C311	Fixed units per period		2
C312	Based on inputs		1
C313	Based on outputs		3
C321	Leading		1
C322	Chasing		2
C323	Following		3
C331	Potential		2
C332	Immediate		3
C333	Effective		1
C411	Forward		1
C412	Backward		2
C413	Horizontal		3
C421	Sources of raw materials		1
C422	Distribution to final customers		2
C431	Low degree		3
C432	Medium degree		1
C433	High degree		2
C511	Functional		1
C512	Product groups		2
C513	Geographical		3
C521	Top		3
C522	Middle		1
C523	First line		2
C531	Large groups		2
C532	Small groups		1
C611	Make-to-order		1
C612	Make-to-stock		2
C621	Close support		1
C622	Loose support		2
C631	High degree		1
C632	Low degree		2
C711	High quality		1
C712	Low degree		2
C721	High frequency		1
C722	Low frequency		2
C731	High frequency		1
C732	Low frequency		2
C811	Slow		2
C812	Fast		1
C821	Standard		1
C822	Customized		2
C831	New processes		1
C832	Follow-the-leader policy		2
C911	Specialized		1
C912	Not specialized		2
C921	Based on hours worked		2
C922	Quantity/quality of output		1
C923	Seniority		3
C931	Training		1
C932	Recognition for achievement		2
C933	Promotion		3