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Assessment of sustainability using multi-grade fuzzy approach

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The purpose of this article is to report a research that has been carried out for assessing the sustainability of an organization using multi-grade fuzzy approach. Sustainability refers to the capability of an organization to maintain environmental safety and minimise resource utilisation. A sustainability model incorporated with multi-grade fuzzy approach has been designed. Subsequently, data gathered from a manufacturing organization has been substituted in the model and the improvement areas for enhancing the sustainability of the organization have been derived. The implementation study revealed that the organization is sustainable. But still, scope exists for improving sustainability of the organization. The usage of the model contributed in this project indicates the sustainability of the organization as well as the actions required to enhance its sustainability level. This process will accelerate the absorption of the sustainability characteristics of the modern organizations.

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  1. Department of Production Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, 620 015, Tamil Nadu, India

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Vinodh, S. Assessment of sustainability using multi-grade fuzzy approach. Clean Techn Environ Policy 13, 509–515 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10098-010-0333-1

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