Division Corporate Management Prof. Dr.-Ing.Kai Mertins © 2006 EIC Launch, 1 Options of demand related traffic and regional development – beyond TWIST to be presented in 26th March 07 Burkhard Schallock Fraunhofer Institut für Produktionsanlagen und Konstruktionstechnik (IPK) Division Corporate Management Pascalstraße Berlin Tel.: +49/(0)30 / Fax: +49/(0)30 /

Division Corporate Management Prof. Dr.-Ing.Kai Mertins © 2006 EIC Launch, 2 Solution of TWIST: -Use of smaller busses for off schedule service -Booking system via telephone -Coordination office -On bord communication -Vehicle tracking Setting of TWIST Demand of TWIST: Provide bus transport in low demand times of the day

Division Corporate Management Prof. Dr.-Ing.Kai Mertins © 2006 EIC Launch, 3 Purpose of presentation Mind opener – Because practical restrictions and concers are your daily business

Division Corporate Management Prof. Dr.-Ing.Kai Mertins © 2006 EIC Launch, 4 Possible future developments Demand driven Bus service TWIST I Advanced and tailored vehicles New services and distributed ownership Combined transport service and community Business cooperative Local economy Regional innovation system Radicality of community action

Division Corporate Management Prof. Dr.-Ing.Kai Mertins © 2006 EIC Launch, 5 Options for new vehicles 3 Minute film on FIDEUS Project: city suitable vehicle (built by IVECO, tested in Hannover, Project coordination DHL) Possible features of new vehicles: - clean energy (biodiesel, hybrid, biomass gas) - green material (hamp enforced fibres, sea wheat, exterior parts) - ergonomic / safe / suitable for disabled - flexible usage (persons and goods; quick change system) - telematic devices (location, routing, navigation, fleet mgt., order receipt) Example of former time: Post bus carrying mail, boxes, persons, bicycles, ski )

Division Corporate Management Prof. Dr.-Ing.Kai Mertins © 2006 EIC Launch, 6 Circumstances for more radical action in rural areas - Aging society (less car drivers; more visits at doctor) - young people moving away - little investments of large employers in rural areas - loss of farming jobs - difficult economic situation of small companies (loss of jobs  less income  less cars) - regional needs: transport, housing, energy, child care, care for elderly Historic experience ( ) + contract work performed at home (craft, textiles, assembly) + cooperatives (most agriculture)

Division Corporate Management Prof. Dr.-Ing.Kai Mertins © 2006 EIC Launch, 7 Provide community production and service cooperative: - Assembly facility for contract work - Office facility and management - distribution and transport facilities - child care and canteen - vehicle maintenance - workshop for private work - construction facilities and tools Proposed concept (Fraunhofer and TU Berlin) Extended regional demand: - Create flexible jobs - Provide flexible transportation with low investment in vehicles and staff Multipurpose vehicles owned by cooperative and occasionally used for demand transport; drivers work on contract work and interrupt when called; Flexible use for commercial goods transportation and public transport

Division Corporate Management Prof. Dr.-Ing.Kai Mertins © 2006 EIC Launch, 8 Mixed transport of goods and persons Single mother Elderly for lunch doctor Community production and service cooperative Home production assembled Raw material elderly mother child E-shoped goods Raw material assembled

Division Corporate Management Prof. Dr.-Ing.Kai Mertins © 2006 EIC Launch, 9 Forms of cooperatives Proposed cummunity Cooperative (e.g. water supply): Community and privatly owned; Aim: commercial services (make profit) and provide infra-structure for volontary and private work and work for disabled and part time Traditional Cooperatives (e.g. wine processing): Jointly privatly owned; Aim: make profit and reinvest; keep control of work conditions Social Cooperatives: Aim: provide legal environment and infrastructure for non profit services not provided by state or not privately affordable

Division Corporate Management Prof. Dr.-Ing.Kai Mertins © 2006 EIC Launch, 10 Possible future developments Demand driven Bus service Advanced and tailored vehicles New services and distributed ownership Combined transport service and community Business cooperative Local economy (Dr. Birkhölzer) Regional innovation system Radicality of community action

Division Corporate Management Prof. Dr.-Ing.Kai Mertins © 2006 EIC Launch, 11 - TRANSTECH (first technical interreg project) - INNOTRAX (transregional cooperation for innovative vehicle components) - RIO Regional innovation initiative Oberhavel (collaboration of industry and science for development of parts from innovative material) - National research clusters (Indonesia, Vietnam) - Regional benchmarking of knowledge management (intellectual capital statement) Experience of Fraunhofer IPK in regional and transregional cooperation

Division Corporate Management Prof. Dr.-Ing.Kai Mertins © 2006 EIC Launch, 12 Regional innovation system: identity capabilities and manage capabilities in a coordinated way Public-private partnership for employment and transport services Innovative mix of community services and industrial activities E-work /Telework E-services for citizens (transport demand) Most Partners and Project management possibly from any of 13 new member states; good practice transfer from TWIST and other western projects (Virtuelle Fabrik, RIO) Proposal for possible future projects

Division Corporate Management Prof. Dr.-Ing.Kai Mertins © 2006 EIC Launch, 13 Burkhard Schallock Fraunhofer-IPK Division Corporate Management Pascalstraße Berlin Germany