Method for Development of Sustainable Relations of Manufacturing Companies in Industrial Estates

Abstract

Production companies are mainly optimizing sustainability of their processes based on requirements in resource efficiency and energy consumption. During the project "HoliPOrt" it was analysed how a network for long-term collaboration of enterprises can be implemented. The hypothesis is that an optimized sustainable network of manufacturing companies can only last, if interrelations of partners create benefit for all. Therefore, companies and their properties need to match to support working dependencies. The utilization of system dynamics in the HoliPOrtapproach supports a detailed evaluation of companies and current industrial estates. The concept approach is adaptable to existing locations and its situation. By analyzing the existing interdependencies, it is possible to integrate further levers for long-term sustainability of local collaboration of manufacturing companies.