Material flows within an end-of-life Vehicle recycling system - A periodical analysis of generated quantities

Abstract

The European Union Directive for End of Life Vehicles (ELV) defined the limits in the range of which the generated quantities of inapplicable material and the material for energy recovery can be tolerated, and those limits are standardized by ELV and year. One calendar year is expected for the report period. The great number and heterogeneity of the participants in the ELV recycling system make the recycling system complex. There are many centers within the subsystems for ELV processing that perform various manufacturing tasks. As a rule, problems with exceeding the limits do not appear the moment they are noted, but some time before. Besides, in case of a great number of different centers for ELV processing it is logical to expect the possibility of violations of standardized limits occuring with many revisers in a territory for a short period of time. For these reasons, this work focuses on analyzing material flows in an ELV recycling system, a problem analysis of the amount of generated material in the system and, primarily, on research of methods for timely precedures for introducing necessary corrections. The authors have noticed that it is necessary to introduce periodical material analyses in the flow of ELV recycling systems (a quarterly analysis is suggested). A short-term analysis would enable quicker detection of problems according to the elaborated and shown methodology and to prioritized response. This way, a great number of problem causes would be removed by external monitoring, and a greater reliability of the system and safer control would be provided through processes of technological and time optimization.