Effects of Knowledge Management and Sustainable Supply Chain Management on the Sustainable Performance of the Industrial Manufacturing Sector

The quantity and constant flow of material, financial, technological, information resources and diverse interests of stakeholders make the management of supply chains more complex, so that the inclusion of the principles of Sustainable Development together with the management of the volume of knowledge that flows along the supply chain represent a real challenge; even more so, when it must be demonstrated that the effort employed in the practices of knowledge management and sustainability are reflected in economic, environmental and social performance. Therefore, the following questions arise: What is the outcome of sustainability and knowledge management practices in economic, environmental and social performance? How are knowledge management and sustainability management constructs related in the industrial manufacturing context? What aspects should organizations strengthen to achieve sustainability in all its dimensions? The research made it possible to identify some aspects of knowledge management that need to be strengthened in order to achieve the objectives of sustainable development, the exposition of current practices in matters of economic, environmental and social sustainability, and the dimensions of sustainable performance that are most impacted were identified.