I would like to broaden my proposition for elderly care to automotive industry as well. If Europe wants to reduce the waste on their land and reduce carbon footprint of their manufacturing facilities, they need to define and mandate standards on parts that make up a car.
At the moment almost all car manufacturers own several brands and these brands share a lot of parts between them. I propose this point of view to be broadened. Not all parts need to be standardized, but the ones that are defined would have several quality levels which are also standardized. As a result, the manufacturers and the consumers would be free to select the quality themselves. The car modules would be defined by their percentage compliance with the standards, e.g. This car is manufactured using 20% Auto Union parts. This standard would cover the software of the cars as well. At the moment Europe heavily depends on exported operating systems and computer architecture and processors. For example, the car computer and entertainment systems, all depend on exported hardware and software.
The definition of green manufacturing should not be limited to proprietary parts produced out of recycled plastic or less material. A proper green manufacturing must rely on the life of a product. Fast degrading or depreciating products are by no means green. Additionally, wasting resources (raw material, employee time and energy) on manufacturing non-standard products is by no means green.
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