By Dr. h.c. mult. Dr.-Ing. Hans-Jürgen Warnecke (auth.)
The writer describes the drawback of an that is coming lower than expanding strain on this planet marketplace and is looking for new techniques to the demanding situations coming up. Then, by means of drawing an analogy to the paradigm shift occurring within the ordinary sciences, he discerns the necessity for product engineering to equally forged apart present deterministic philosophies. Self-similarity, self-organization and dynamics are the rules from which the producing company of the longer term, perceiving its identification as a carrier firm, will draw its versions. consistent structural improvement and the utmost exploitation of employees power will supply new methods of using one's personal strengths to top virtue. This perception creates a long term viewpoint for conserving competitiveness within the twenty-first century.
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On the other hand there is general consensus about the fact that this policy makes sense in the long run and is indispensible. Without getting involved here in the dispute over the appropriateness of individual restrictions, we must ask if this challenge does not represent an invaluable locational advantage in the long term. Do these constraints not lead to innovations in products and processes as well as to new markets? Germany has the highest share of the world market (1990) for environmental protection technology 31 The question of factory location (21 percent), ahead of the USA (16 percent) and Japan (13 percent).
W:";':··;··,. for~man 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 Econorrnc Studies Fig. 11: International comparison of working hours 26 Conflicting location factors in Germany; are increasing costs affecting our ability to innovate? The international division of labor is the motor of change. More products and manufacturing will be lost in future Development, production and market forces demand intensive communication Exporting blueprints is not a viable concept Manufacturing - Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow bined with political and social stability.
