The paper depicts the developmentof reference data models for strategickey performance indicator systemsspecific to waste management firmsproviding a new comprehensive typologyof generic models for data warehousesolutions. Additionally, a developmentmethodology for industry solutionsis applied, which, given the empiricallyfounded typification processand the theoretically derived performancemeasurement systems, is characterizedby a high degree of structureand transparency. The new approachthus systematically integratesboth inductive-empirical and deductive-analytical elements