Socio-technical factors influencing current trends in material throughput in the UK automotive industry
Socio-technical factors influencing current trends in material throughput in the UK automotive industry
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DOI：
10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.04.014
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发表时间：
2017-07
影响因子：
11.1
通讯作者：
S. Cooper;Brendan J. Doody;J. Allwood
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作者：
S. Cooper;Brendan J. Doody;J. Allwood
本文调查了为什么材料吞吐量仍然高，在英国汽车工业时，有机会提高材料效率。通过对汽车的社会技术研究，本文强调了认识到有关材料使用的决策总是由不仅仅是成本考虑所决定的重要性。根据行业访谈，确定了指导车辆设计和制造过程的六个相互关联的社会技术因素。它们是：(1)客户偏好；(2)市场定位；(3)技术经济可行性；(4)供应链可行性；(5)规章制度；(6)组织属性。这些因素可以深入了解英国汽车行业的当前运营环境，并有助于解释为什么车辆的平均材料强度和车辆吞吐量正在增加。总体而言，本文表明，在英国汽车工业的材料使用效率是复杂和先进的设计和制造过程的结果。了解这些过程和指导它们的因素可以潜在地增加汽车行业采用材料效率倡议的可能性。
This paper investigates why material throughput remains high in the UK automotive industry when there are opportunities for material efficiency improvements. Informed by socio-technical studies of automobility, the paper emphasises the importance of recognising how decisions regarding material use are always shaped by more than simply cost considerations. Drawing on industry interviews, six interconnected socio-technical factors are identified that guide the vehicle design and manufacturing process. These are: (1) customer preferences; (2) market positioning; (3) techno-economic feasibility; (4) supply chain feasibility; (5) regulation and (6) organisational attributes. These factors can provide insights into the current operating context of the UK automotive industry and help explain why the average material intensity of vehicles and vehicle throughput are increasing. Overall, the paper shows that the efficiency of material use in the UK automotive industry is the outcome of complex and advanced design and manufacturing processes. Understanding these processes and the factors that guide them can potentially increase the likelihood of the automotive industry adopting material efficiency initiatives.