THE INFLUENCE OF ALTERNATIVE RECYCLING PROCESSES ON EMPLOYEE NUMBERS

DS 77: Proceedings of the DESIGN 2014 13th International Design Conference

Year: 2014
Editor: Marjanovic Dorian, Storga Mario, Pavkovic Neven, Bojcetic Nenad
Author: Coric, M.; Lommatzsch, N.; Kloberdanz ,H.; Birkhofer ,H.
Series: DESIGN
Section: DESIGN ORGANISATION AND MANAGEMENT
Page(s): 1511-1520

Abstract

The designer of sustainable products has to require economic, ecological and social goals. Based on a mass-flow specific model, the influence of alternative recycling processes for metal offcuts as by-products of manufacturing on the number of employees in single value-added steps is shown. The model of employment variation in industry based on alternative recycling shows the impact of designer’s decisions. The number of employees as a cost driver and as an indicator of the social dimension of sustainability can be used as decision support for or against alternative recycling processes.

Keywords: sustainability, employment-specific characteristic number, mass-flow specific model

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