The implementation of Integrated Management Systems (IMS) has become a prerequisite for any organization looking to transform itself into a competitive and more sustainable enterprise. However, these efforts are not successful for some organizations, and there is an opportunity to explore what it takes to have an effective IMS implementation. Prior studies attribute several barriers to implementation. Yet, little is known about the degree to which these barriers impede implementation. To fill this gap in the literature, we have developed a systematic framework to prioritize barriers. We first identify and classify barriers using a literature review and modified Delphi method providing twenty-six barriers categorized under six main categories. These included Resources and Management, People, Implementation, Economic, Social & Legal and Cultural. Next, we used Analytical Hierarchical Process (AHP) to calculate weights and rankings of barriers and sub-barriers. We then take this process a step further by using a Grey preference by similarity to ideal solution (GTOPSIS) methodology to further prioritize alternatives. The results reveal the implementation and social & legal barrier categories ranked highest among major categories. Overall rankings showed that the economic and implementation sub-barrier is more important than the other twenty-four sub-barriers within different categories. The contributions of this study provide new insights regarding levels of integration and employee motivation as important to overcoming barriers to implementation. Finally, a sensitivity analysis checked the robustness of the proposed research framework that could be implemented to overcome the IMS barriers. This study is the first of its kind to organize barriers of IMS in this way. The outcomes of this study will assist organizations and policymakers in their decision making regarding IMS implementation while simultaneously improving sustainability practices. Researchers will find new IMS implementation insights and constructs for further empirical investigation.

集成管理系统（IMS）的实施已成为任何希望将自身转变为具有竞争力和更可持续发展的企业的组织的先决条件。但是，这些努力对某些组织而言并不成功，并且有机会探索有效实施IMS所需要的条件。先前的研究归因于实施的几个障碍。然而，对于这些障碍在多大程度上阻碍了实施，人们知之甚少。为了填补文献中的空白，我们开发了一个系统框架来优先考虑障碍。我们首先使用文献综述和改进的Delphi方法对障碍物进行识别和分类，从而提供了26种障碍物，这些障碍物分为六个主要类别。这些包括资源与管理，人员，实施，经济，社会与法律和文化。接下来，我们使用层次分析法（AHP）计算壁垒和子壁垒的权重和等级。然后，我们通过与理想解决方案（GTOPSIS）方法相似的方式使用“灰色”偏好来进一步优先处理替代方案，从而使这一过程更进一步。结果显示，实施和社会与法律障碍类别在主要类别中排名最高。总体排名显示，经济和实施子障碍比不同类别中的其他24个子障碍更为重要。这项研究的成果为整合水平和员工激励提供了新见解，这对于克服实施障碍很重要。最后，敏感性分析检查了可用于克服IMS障碍的拟议研究框架的稳健性。这项研究是通过这种方式组织IMS障碍的同类研究中的第一项。这项研究的结果将帮助组织和决策者制定有关IMS的决策，同时改善可持续性实践。研究人员将发现新的IMS实施见解和结构，以进行进一步的实证研究。