The automotive industry and the environment : a technical, business and social future

著者

• Nieuwenhuis, Paul
• Wells, Peter

書誌事項

The automotive industry and the environment : a technical, business and social future

Paul Nieuwenhuis and Peter Wells

（Woodhead Publishing in environmental management）

Woodhead , CRC Press, c2003

• : Woodhead
• : CRC Press

注記

Includes bibliographical references and index

内容説明・目次

巻冊次

: CRC Press ISBN 9780849320729

内容説明

Building on a wealth of research, The Automotive Industry and the Environment addresses current challenges in the automotive industry and how they can be met. The authors discuss the development of the automotive industry and the problems it currently faces and consider possible solutions. The book reviews trends in more environmental-friendly technologies, such as the use of more sustainable fuel sources and new types of modular designs with built-in recyclability. The book also describes new models of decentralized production, particularly the micro factory retailing (MFR) model, that provide an alternative to volume production and promise to be both more sustainable and more profitable.

目次

Introduction Background Change and Complexity--Can Business Really Afford to Keep Things Simple? Identifying the Problem Roots of the Problem The C02 Issue-Agenda for Change The Structure of the Automotive Industry The Automotive Industry: A Profile The Vehicle Manufacturers Material and Component Suppliers Distribution and Retailing Financial Performance, Structure and the Future The Direction of the Industry: The Case of Ford Conclusions Markets and the Demand for Cars Introduction The Structure of Production and Markets Fragmentation Brands and the Market for Alternative Technology Vehicles Environment, Technology and the Creation of New Market Segments: The Example ofTH!NK @bout London Project Conclusions From Manufacturers to Responsible Mobility Providers Background The EU ELV Directive--Forcing Manufacturers to Take a Whole-life View Selling the Package: A Wider View of Costs The Car Industry Responds to the New Agenda Corporate Social and Environmental Responsibility Conclusion Sector Shift, Inter-Sector Dynamics and Futures Introduction: The Question of Sector Shift Futures and Multi-Discipline Thinking Sustainability and Multi-Discipline Thinking Management Science, Business Strategy and the Cult of the Guru The Automotive Industry: An Illustration of Micro Factory Retailing: A Futures Studies Vision of the Automotive Industry Conclusions Powertrain and fuel How Petrol and Diesel Came to Rule the World The Gaseous Alternative Liquefied Petroleum Gas vs. Compressed Natural Gas Dimethylether (DME) and Biodiesel: Diesel's Future? Whatever Happened to the Electric car? The Air Car--A Green Car at Last? Fuel Cells and the Hydrogen Economy The Car Industry Goes for the Hard Cell The Role of Ballard Fuelling the Cell AUTOnomy--Reinventing the Chassis to Fit the Cell A Future for the Cell? High Volume Car Production: Budd and Ford Introduction and Background History Budd and Ford ZIS: Budd Goes East Monocoque Construction Buddhism Fraying at the Edges Steel Fights Back Alternatives to High Volume Car Production Introduction Alternative Approaches to Car Production Sports Cars: Niche vs Mainstream Vehicle Manufacturers Examples of low volume car production Conclusions Sustainability The Sustainability Concept An Ethical and Spiritual Dimension Nature and the Closed-Loop Economy Sustainable Mobility Making Cars Sustainable: A Blueprint Product Durability and Scrappage Incentives New Product Niches Closed-Loop Recycling Practical Steps Towards Sustainability Introduction Alternative Approaches to Evaluating the Environmental Burden of Cars Official and Unofficial Vehicle Emissions and Fuel Economy Guides The Volvo Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) Vehicle Assembly Plant Rating Systems Car Environmental Rating Systems Conclusion Automobility 2050--The Vision Introduction A Sustainable World: The Context for automobility 2050 Automobility 2050: Making Cars Automobility 2050: The Car Itself Automobility 2050: Cars is Use Conclusions: A Vision for the Future The Distributed Economy Introduction Centralization, Economies of Scale and Globalization The Distributed Economy: An Outline of Basic Ideas The Significance of Scale and Production Conclusion The Shape of the Future Introduction Alternative 1: The Traditional Assembly Plant Alternative 2: The Modular Assembly Plant Alternative 3: The Global Production Network Alternative 4: The Eco-Park Alternative 5: Decentralized Manufacturing Different Shapes to the Automotive Industry Conclusions The Roadmap Roadmaps The Sustainable Automobility Roadmap: Basic Principles The Bellagio Principles-A Known Agenda The Mechanics of Change Strategic Niche Management (SNM) Conclusions Micro Factory Retailing Introduction Micro Factory Retailing: A Delineation of the Basic Idea Barriers and Opportunities for Micro Factory Retailing Case Study: The Air Car Conclusions Conclusion and Implications Summary Our future The UK--A Special Case? Conclusions

巻冊次

: Woodhead ISBN 9781855737136

内容説明

The automotive industry currently faces huge challenges. The fundamental technological paradigm it relies on, volume production, has become progressively more unprofitable in the face of increasingly segmented niche markets. At the same time it faces increasing regulatory and social pressures to improve both the sustainability of its products and methods of production. Building on a wealth of research, The automotive industry and the environment addresses those challenges and how they can be met in producing a sustainable and profitable industry for the future.The authors first discuss the development of the automotive industry and the problems it currently faces. They then consider the solutions the industry can adopt. The book reviews trends in more environmentally-friendly technologies such as the use of more sustainable fuel sources and new types of modular design with built-in recyclability. However, these technologies can only be fully exploited if methods of manufacture change. The book also describes models of decentralised production, particularly the micro factory retailing (MFR) model, which provide an alternative to volume production and promise to be both more sustainable and more profitable.The automotive industry and the environment provides both a cogent diagnosis of the environmental and other problems facing the industry and a blueprint for a better future. It will be widely welcomed by the industry, policy makers and all those concerned with sustainable transport.

目次

• The structure of the automotive industry
• Markets and the demand for cars
• From manufacturers to responsible mobility providers
• Sector shift, inter-sector dynamics and futures
• Powertrain and fuel
• Fuel cells and the hydrogen economy
• High volume car production: Budd and Ford
• Alternatives to high volume car production
• Sustainability
• Sustainable mobility
• Practical steps towards sustainability
• Automobility 2050-the vision
• The distributed economy
• The shape of the future
• The roadmap
• Micro factory retailing
• Conclusion and implications.

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BA63521475
• ISBN:
  • 1855737132
  • 0849320720
• 出版国コード: uk
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: Cambridge,Boca Raton
• ページ数/冊数: xv, 255 p.
• 大きさ: 24 cm
• 親書誌ID:
  • BA59019386