Collaborative profitable pollution prevention: an approach for the sustainable development of complex industrial zones under uncertain information

Pollution prevention (P2) has played an integral role in the development and implementation of technologies designed to prevent the amount of waste generated at a facility. The idea of P2 was later expanded by determining minimum system material and energy requirements, thus reducing the amount of raw materials and economic investment needed. This principle, which considers environmental and economic elements, was termed profitable P2 (P3). This paper, which further expands on the principles of P2 and P3, focuses on utilizing the idea of collaborative P3 (CP3) to aid in decision-making toward sustainable development. CP3 includes a system modeling and analysis methodology, which provides industrial decision-makers with the ability to assess the industrial units’ state of sustainability, evaluate future production options, and aid in the selection of the production plan with the best possibility of working toward the sustainable development of not only a single unit, but also of the overall industrial zone. To demonstrate the efficacy of the methodology, a comprehensive study on sustainable development of an auto-manufacturing focused industrial zone is illustrated.