<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Every year approximately 70 million passenger cars are being produced and automotive industry is much bigger then just passenger cars. The impact of automotive industry on the environment is tremendous. From extracting raw materials through manufacturing and assembly processes, exploitation of the vehicle to the reprocessing irreversible, extensive environmental damage is done. The goal of this study is to show how implementing eco-design processes into supply chain management can reduce the impact of automotive industry on the environment by e.g. reducing the use of the fuel, increasing the use of recycled materials. Focus is on evaluation of current state, environmental impacts and potential improvements for design, raw materials, manufacturing and distribution and end-of-life phase.</p></abstract>

Every year approximately 70 million passenger cars are being produced and automotive industry is much bigger then just passenger cars. The impact of automotive industry on the environment is tremendous. From extracting raw materials through manufacturing and assembly processes, exploitation of the vehicle to the reprocessing irreversible, extensive environmental damage is done. The goal of this study is to show how implementing eco-design processes into supply chain management can reduce the impact of automotive industry on the environment by e.g. reducing the use of the fuel, increasing the use of recycled materials. Focus is on evaluation of current state, environmental impacts and potential improvements for design, raw materials, manufacturing and distribution and end-of-life phase.

Eco-design processes in the automotive industry

Faculty of Management, Department of Production Engineering and Safety

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Every year approximately 70 million passenger cars are being produced and automotive industry is much bigger then just passenger cars. The impact of automotive...

Eco-design processes in the automotive industry

Data publikacji: 31 gru 2020

Zakres stron: 131 - 137

Otrzymano: 26 sie 2020

Przyjęty: 12 paź 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.30657/pea.2020.26.25

Słowa kluczowe
Automotive industry, Eco-design, Supply chain management, Business processes, Cleaner production

© 2020 Ewelina Staniszewska et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Eco-design processes in the automotive industry

Data publikacji: 31 gru 2020

Zakres stron: 131 - 137

Otrzymano: 26 sie 2020

Przyjęty: 12 paź 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.30657/pea.2020.26.25

Słowa kluczoweAutomotive industry, Eco-design, Supply chain management, Business processes, Cleaner production

© 2020 Ewelina Staniszewska et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Słowa kluczowe
Automotive industry, Eco-design, Supply chain management, Business processes, Cleaner production