The ManuFuture Road Towards Competitive and Sustainable High-Adding-Value Manufacturing /

• Main Authors: Jovane, Francesco. (Author), Westkm̃per, Engelbert. (Author), Williams, David. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Mechanical engineering.; Engineering economy.; Machinery.; Manufacturing, Machines, Tools.; Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing.; Mechanical Engineering.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-77012-1

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 highe...

Table of Contents:

• 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.