The recent developments have changed the markets of producing indus-tries. To be successful, producing enterprises especially manufacturers of machinery and equipment have to exploit new potentials. Especially in production increased resource utilization offers the possibility to benefit from hidden chances to realize competitive advantage. Dominant for this purpose are Technology-Leverage-Effects with economic and ecological implications. Production will be successful sustain-able if adequate concepts of usage enable an optimized utilization rate.
Industrie Management | Volume 19 | 2003 | Edition 4 | Pages 28-31