End of Life Vehicles Management at Indian Automotive System
2018 (English)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (Two Years)), 20 credits / 30 HE credits
Student thesis
Abstract [en]
End of Life Vehicles (ELVs) can act as a source of secondary raw materials at the same time can pose a severe threat to our ecosystem if the ELVs are handled unscientifically. Globally, abundant research is being carried out on obsolete vehicles to harness energy and to reduce negative impacts on the environment. India, characterized by an informal ELV handling sector has achieved material recovery and recycling efficiency up to some extent but lacks in the incorporation of eco-friendly management of ELVs, and this issue needs to be addressed along with the problems of social and economic sustainability of the firm.
The research work is intended to study the prevailing status of ELV handling in India. The current situation is represented by comparing ELV handling capacities of various firms and future ELVs. Also, an assessment of shared responsibility of critical stakeholders is depicted using a radar chart, and relative importance of their involvement is represented. Research also presents a comparative study of ELV legislative policies of different countries. Linear regression is applied to predict the values of ELVs in major Indian cities. Suitable methodologies are employed to collect the required data, and the findings are discussed using illustrative graphs and tables.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2018. , p. 64
Keywords [en]
Informal ELV Sector of India, International ELV Policy Comparison, Shared Respon-sibility, Informal Recycling Sector Assessment, ELV handling capacity.
National Category
Engineering and Technology
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-41400ISRN: JU-JTH-PRS-2-20180042OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hj-41400DiVA, id: diva2:1246988
External cooperation
Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai India
Subject / course
JTH, Production Systems
Supervisors
Examiners
2018-09-112018-09-102025-10-13Bibliographically approved