Multidimensional assessment of sustainability and competitiveness in the ceramic tile and natural stone industries: a cross-country comparative study.

ABSTRACT: Natural stone and ceramic tile industries are two of the leading competitors in the global building materials sector. This study employs a multidimensional and integrative framework to conduct a comprehensive comparative analysis of these strategic industries across seven selected countries. The assessment simultaneously examines their economic, environmental, organizational, and industrial performance. To achieve this, the study integrates classical decision-making tools, namely Life Cycle Costing (LCC), SWOT analysis, and Porter's Five Forces, with modern machine learning techniques, including Principal Component Analysis (PCA), K-Means clustering, and SHAP. Five key indicators, production cost, energy consumption, CO₂ emission intensity, water usage, and non-recyclable waste generation,

SUBMITTER: Yarahmadi R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12370972 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature