Environmental Issues in Automotive Industry

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-viii

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2. Sustainability in Automotive Industry

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Environmental Friendly Practices in the Automotive Industry

      • Paulina Golinska , Monika Kosacka

      Pages 3-22

   3. A Declarative Approach to New Product Development in the Automotive Industry

      • Marcin Relich

      Pages 23-45

   4. What is Influencing the Sustainable Attitude of the Automobile Industry?

      • Angel Peiró-Signes, Ana Payá-Martínez, María-del-Val Segarra-Oña, María de-Miguel-Molina

      Pages 47-63

   5. Sustainability Issues for Vehicles and Fleet Vehicles Using Hybrid and Assistive Technologies

      • Lindita Prendi, Simon Che Wen Tseng, Edwin K. L. Tam

      Pages 65-91

3. Tools and Methods for Greener Decision Making

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 93-93

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   2. Diagnostics Systems as a Tool to Reduce and Monitor Gas Emissions from Combustion Engines

      • Arkadiusz Rychlik, Malgorzata Jasiulewicz-Kaczmarek

      Pages 95-128

   3. Reachability of Multimodal Processes Cyclic Steady States Space

      • Grzegorz Bocewicz

      Pages 129-162

   4. Decision Support in Automotive Supply Chain Management: Declarative and Operational Research Approach

      • Paweł Sitek, Jarosław Wikarek

      Pages 163-184

   5. The Design and the Improvement of Reverse Logistics for Discarded Tires in Japan

      • Kuninori Suzuki, Nobunori Aiura

      Pages 185-206

4. Recovery of End-of-Life Vehicles

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 207-207

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   2. The Necessity of Recycling Networks for the Sustainable Usage of Automotive Parts: Case Study Germany and PR China

      • Alexandra Pehlken, Wolfgang Kaerger, Ming Chen, Dieter H. Mueller

      Pages 209-222

   3. Sustainability Issues Affecting the Successful Management and Recycling of End-of-Life Vehicles in Canada and the United States

      • Susan S. Sawyer-Beaulieu, Jacqueline A. Stagner, Edwin K. L. Tam

      Pages 223-245

   4. Implementation of ELV Directive in Poland, as an Example of Emerging Market Country

      • Paulina Golinska

      Pages 247-259

The automotive industry is one of the most environmental aware manufacturing sectors.  Product take-back regulations influence design of the vehicles, production technologies but also the configuration of automotive reverse supply chains. The business practice comes every year closer to the closed loop supply chain concept which completely reuses, remanufactures and recycles all materials.  The book covers the emerging environmental issues in automotive industry through the whole product life cycle.  Its focus is placed on a multidisciplinary approach. It presents viewpoints of academic and industry personnel on the challenges for implementation of sustainable police in the automotive sector

• Eco-design
• Eco-innovation
• Life Cycle Management
• Operations Management
• Reverse Logistics

• Poznan University of Technology, Poznan, Poland

  Paulina Golinska

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