| | THE FUTURE OF MANUFACTURING IN EUROPE 2015-2020: THE |
| | 0,43 | | MB | CHALLENGE FOR SUSTAINABILITY |
| | 68 | | stron |
| | 4377 | | ID | INSTITUTE FOR PROSPECTIVE TECHNOLOGICAL STUDIES |
| | 2003 | | rok |
| | Content |
| | 1 Overview and Methodology1 |
| | 2 The Automotive Industry in Europe2 |
| | 2.1 Industry Structure .2 |
| | 2.2 Trade.3 |
| | 2.3 Changes in Market Structure 3 |
| | 3 Socio-economic Trends .5 |
| | 3.1 Conclusions from Developments of Industry Structure .5 |
| | 3.2 Socio-economic Trends Derived from the Interviews6 |
| | 4 Technology Trends in Automotive Manufacturing8 |
| | 4.1 Changes in Manufacturing Driven by Changes in Concepts |
| | for Personal Cars 8 |
| | 4.1.1 Multi-material Processing.8 |
| | 4.1.2 Processing of Lightweight Materials10 |
| | 4.1.3 Possible Adoption of Nanotechnologies.16 |
| | 4.1.4 Manufacturing and Emerging New Concepts in the Power Train17 |
| | 4.1.5 Manufacturing and Electronics in Personal Cars .20 |
| | 4.2 Technological Developments Driven by Demand on Flexibility and Speed22 |
| | 4.2.1 Processes.23 |
| | 4.2.2 ICT Technologies in Manufacturing 24 |
| | 4.2.3 Diffusion of Existing Technologies25 |
| | 4.3 Skills and Competencies.26 |
| | 4.4 Summary: Technological Items for the Research and Policy Agenda.28 |
| | 5 Production Strategies 31 |
| | 5.1 Restructuring the Value Chain: Options for Different Actors32 |
| | 5.2 Flexibility and Customisation: New Techno-organisational Concepts in the Automotive |
| | Industry.34 |
| | 5.3 E-commerce, globalisation and regional cluster.37 |
| | 5.4 Options for OEMs to Handle Electronics Production 38 |
| | 5.5 Personnel Development40 |
| | 6 Sustainability Issues in Future Automotive Manufacturing .42 |
| | 6.1 Current Environmental Issues in Car Manufacturing.42 |
| | 6.1.1 Relevant Legislation .43 |
| | 6.1.2 Recycling and Re-Manufacturing.45 |
| | 6.1.3 Volatile Organic Compounds .47 |
| | 6.1.4 ICT Enabling Reduction of Environmental Impact48 |
| | 6.1.5 Life Cycle Assessment .49 |
| | 6.2 Possible Disruptions – Demands on Manufacturing Arising From New Concepts of Mobility50 |
| | 6.3 Environmental Impact – Some Possible Trajectories of Automotive Manufacturing 51 |
| | 6.4 Social Sustainability Aspects53 |
| | 7 Governance of Manufacturing: Experiences from Automotive Industry 54 |
| | 8 Conclusions and Policy Implications: Challenges for Competitive and Sustainable Manufacturing |
| | of Personal Cars in Europe .57 |
| | 8.1 Competitive challenges.57 |
| | 8.2 Sustainability Issues in Future Car Production.60 |
| | 9 References.63 |