The manufuture road: towards competitive and sustainable high-adding-value manufacturing

Manufacturing in Europe is under great pressure from structural changes in the global economy. The high technical, social and cultural standards in Europe mean that our manufacturing enterprises lead the world but inevitably production and consumption continues to migrate to regions that allow higher profitability from lower costs of production with the promise of new markets. Structural changes in European industries will influence employment and welfare. However, there are signs of a new High-Adding-Value industrial revolution. This bookhas the answers that will allow us to avoid the negative consequences of thismigration. A new model of future manufacturing - ManuFuture - has been forgedin discussion with the world’s leading scientists in manufacturing and many experts from research, industry and economic policy. The results of this, the road to competitive and sustainable manufacturing, are captured in this fundamental book. Provides the main topics for future strategies in manufacturing INDICE: Intruduction.- Migration of Pruduction and Consumption.- Economic Potentials of Manufacturing.- Generic and Holistic Models of Manufacturing.- Research Technology and Development for Manufacturing.- Boosting Economic Potentials by Investment in RTD for Manufacturing.- Methodologies for Road Mapping Sectorial and Transsectorial Roads.- ManuFuture Workprogramme and Research Topics.- Exploitation of the Covergence of Technologies.- Roadmappers.

• ISBN: 978-3-540-77011-4
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 215
• Fecha Publicación: 01/03/2008
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés