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Remanufacturing is a business model that helps the development of the circular economy. There are numerous successful examples of remanufactured products in different industrial sectors of Europe and US. Obtaining the maximum benefit of remanufacturing is related to the client recognizing the value of his assets at the end of its life, and that the manufacturer makes products that have the functionality and durability required. These aspects, can be improved if the remanufactured products are converted into a product-service systems (PSS). The objective of this research is to identify the opportunities, challenges, drivers and barriers for the development of remanufacturing activities in the main industrial sectors of the Basque Country. The research team has analysed 890 industrial companies, of which 197 companies have been identified the potential to development their remanufacturing process. After that, in order to know the reality of the different industrial sectors of the Basque Country, the research team developed a questionnaire oriented to the companies with the highest remanufacturing potential. In addition, they interviewed the industrial managers and directors of innovation of the 18 leading industrial companies in the Basque Country. The research team estimated that the remanufacturing process in the Basque Country is an emerging activity with great potential for development for 2025. The initial sales estimate for the five priority sectors analysed in 2016 is 63.6 million euros, and for 2025 is 163 million. According to the interviews, the main motivations that companies have for remanufacturing are strategic advantage and differentiation, high product value and high durability of the product. The main barriers identified are access to products, the resulting quality and market valuation. ; The authors are grateful for the funding provided by the public agency of environment, belonging to the Department of the Environment, Territorial Planning and Housing of the Basque Government (IHOBE) for REMACOMPIND project.

La herramienta Personas es una herramienta extendida en el mundo del diseño de producto y el diseño web. En los últimos años nuevas disciplinas como el diseño de servicios y el diseño estratégico han hecho que las herramientas propias del Design Thinking adquieran un nuevo carácter. Así, se considera que la herramienta Personas puede ayudar a políticos y gestores de los sistemas de salud en el diseño de nuevas políticas sociales y nuevos servicios sanitarios que mejoren la calidad de vida de una sociedad envejecida. La diversidad existente en la sociedad, hace necesarias nuevas herramientas que simplifiquen y soporten la toma de decisiones en datos cuantitativos. En este estudio se propone un nuevo modelo de Personas cuantitativo que se alimenta de estadísticas existentes sobre dependencia y sobre personas mayores. En primer lugar, se analizan distintos métodos de análisis estadístico que pueden ayudar en la identificación de segmentos de población. De esta forma, se seleccionan los métodos más adecuados al ámbito de aplicación. Finalmente, se propone un método de creación de perfiles de Personas a partir de dichos segmentos y se generan perfiles preliminares. En futuros trabajos se contrastarán dichos perfiles con profesionales de la política y de la salud. ; Personas is an extended tool in the area of product design and web design. In recent years new disciplines such as service design and strategic design have made the tools of Design Thinking acquire a new character. Thus, it is considered that Personas can help policy makers and managers of healthcare systems in the design of new social policies and new health services that improve the quality of life of an aging society. The diversity existing in society, makes necessary new tools that simplify and support decision making in quantitative data. In this study, a new model of Quantitative Personas is proposed. This tool will be based on existing statistics on dependence and on elderly people. First, different methods of statistical analysis that can help in the identification of population segments are analyzed. In this way, the most appropriate methods are selected for the scope of application. Finally, a method of creating profiles of Personas from these segments is proposed and preliminary profiles are generated. Profiles will be contrasted with professionals in politics and health in future works.

Ponencia presentada en el XIV Congreso Internacional de Ingeniería de Proyectos celebrado en Madrid, 30 de junio, 1 y 2 de julio de 2010 ; European Union, by means of Directive 2000/53/EC on end-of-life vehicles, limits the deposit of waste materials coming from vehicles in landfills. Directive 2000/53/EC provides that, by 1st January 2015, maximum 5% by weight of the vehicle will be deposited in landfills at the end of its useful life. That is, at least 95% by weight of the vehicle must be recovered. Currently, Spain recovers over 85% of vehicle weight. Almost all metallic materials are recovered. That represents approximately 75% of the vehicle. On the other hand, Spain recovers only half of plastics and composites, setting 10% of vehicle weight. If current situation doesn 't change, the increasing use of plastics and composites in the automotive sector will increase the waste deposited in landfills. To reverse this situation it is necessary to consider the end-of-life of the product during the design stage of future vehicles. This paper discusses those design methodologies that consider the end-of-life and recovery process of complex products as key design aspects. Their study will reveal relevant considerations to the vehicle design process using plastics and composites. ; La Unión Europea, a través de la Directiva 2000/53/CE relativa a los vehículos al final de su vida útil, limita el depósito de sus residuos en vertedero. La Directiva 2000/53/CE establece que, como muy tarde el 1 de enero de 2015, como máximo un 5% del peso del vehículo al final de su vida útil sea depositado en vertedero. Es decir, el 95% del peso del vehículo deberá ser recuperado. Actualmente en España se recupera más del 85% del peso del vehículo. La práctica totalidad de materiales metálicos son recuperados –aproximadamente el 75% del vehículo. Por el contrario, sólo se recupera la mitad de plásticos y composites –entorno al 10% del peso del vehículo. Si no se modifica la actual situación, la creciente utilización de plásticos y composites en el sector del automóvil supondrá un aumento de los residuos depositados envertedero. Para revertir esta situación, es necesario considerar el fin de vida del producto durante la etapa de diseño de los futuros vehículos. En este trabajo se analizan las metodologías de diseño que consideran el fin de vida y la recuperación de productos complejos como aspectos de diseño fundamentales. Su estudio permitirá establecer aquellas consideraciones útiles para el diseño de vehículos utilizando plásticos y composites.