<p>The challenge of identifying the determinants of sustainable production is complex and requires qualitative judgments from managers. Evaluation systems based on multi-criteria decision models can sometimes be subjective and lack certainty. Sustainable production is rooted in the deepest economic needs of an industrial unit. Therefore, leaders in industrial sectors at any organizational level, regardless of personal or professional backgrounds, should be encouraged to give due attention to the factors of sustainable production. The decision makers and evaluators of Saveh Cement factory in the central part of Iran, the focus of this case study, are not exceptions. Unfortunately, like many developing countries, the Iranian industrial sector has not adequately considered all-encompassing sustainable production strategies. Despite well-documented shared experiences and literature from similar industries worldwide regarding the creation of these factors, local projects are still far from the stage of proper design and execution based on sustainability determinants and the scientific principles of multi-criteria decision models. The term “determinants of sustainable production” encompasses all tasks related to the economic maintenance of facilities, equipment, and systems at a satisfactory level to deliver their assigned tasks. Given the current importance of sustainability in various activities, including production lines, a more in-depth investigation and identification of the determining factors of sustainable production might provide valuable knowledge for stakeholders and researchers. In this study, through the case study of Saveh Cement factory, the identification and ranking of indicators were primarily practiced by focusing on the determinants of sustainable production. According to the obtained results, the variables of raw materials, energy consumption, labor cost, and material cost have the most influence on other variables. Therefore, proposing a suitable model for the objective extraction of factors determining sustainable production and paying attention to the qualitative judgments of managers have been suggested as an important framework. Identifying and ranking the determinants of sustainable production using AHP-DEMATEL, instead of the old models with independent criteria and hierarchical structures, is one of the research necessities that this study will attempt to address. This aims to examine the network map of the determinants of the studied case, which is pivotal for expanding new research on the subject. The variables of product delivery, energy consumption, and material cost have the most interaction with other variables. On the other side, the variables of material consumption and product delivery act as causal variables in the system, and the raw material variable is considered an effect variable. The strategic plan, with a focus on Saveh Cement Production’s material cost management, known for its highest weight in terms of importance among the indicators, was discussed with the managers and experts. Educational workshops and successive meetings were conducted with the specific aim of continuing and increasing production while addressing the challenge of rising inventory cost.</p>