Raw material 'criticality'—sense or nonsense?

M Frenzel, J Kullik, MA Reuter… - Journal of Physics D …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
The past decade has seen a resurgence of interest in the supply security of mineral raw
materials. A key to the current debate is the concept of'criticality'. The present article reviews …

[HTML][HTML] Social sciences and the mining sector: Some insights into recent research trends

E Karakaya, C Nuur - Resources Policy, 2018 - Elsevier
The number of science publications is growing exponentially, thus increasing the need for
understanding the knowledge base of various research streams and their emerging …

Alloy information helps prioritize material criticality lists

TE Graedel, BK Reck, A Miatto - Nature Communications, 2022 - nature.com
Materials scientists employ metals and alloys that involve most of the periodic table.
Nonetheless, materials scientists rarely take material criticality and reuse potential into …

Assessment of strategic raw materials in the automobile sector

A Ortego, G Calvo, A Valero, M Iglesias-Embil… - Resources …, 2020 - Elsevier
A conventional passenger car demands almost 50 different types of metals, along other raw
materials. Some of these metals, such as tantalum, indium, niobium or rare earths elements …

In pursuit of closed‐loop supply chains for critical materials: An exploratory study in the green energy sector

Y Lapko, A Trianni, C Nuur… - Journal of Industrial …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
A closed‐loop supply chain (CLSC) is considered not only an important solution for ensuring
sustainable exploitation of materials, but also a promising strategy for securing long‐term …

Supply chain strategies in an era of natural resource scarcity

D Kalaitzi, A Matopoulos, M Bourlakis… - International Journal of …, 2018 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the implications of natural resource scarcity
(NRS) for companies' supply chain strategies. Design/methodology/approach Drawing on …

Highlighting the importance of considering the impacts of both external and internal risk factors on operational parameters to improve supply chain risk management

A Salamai, OK Hussain, M Saberi, E Chang… - IEEE …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Operational risk management in supply chain activities is important for the successful
achievement of the desired outcomes. Although it is an active area of research with an aim …

Supply chains under resource pressure: Strategies for improving resource efficiency and competitive advantage

D Kalaitzi, A Matopoulos, M Bourlakis… - International Journal of …, 2019 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the implications of supply chain
strategies that manufacturing companies can use to minimise or overcome natural resource …

[HTML][HTML] Short and long-term mineral resource scarcity impacts for a car manufacturer: The case of electric traction motors

H André, M Ljunggren - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
The importance of metals for modern society and future trends puts pressure on companies
to handle issues concerning potential mineral resource scarcity (ie deficiency in quantity …

Enhancing the assessment of critical resource use at the country level with the SCARCE method–Case study of Germany

V Bach, N Finogenova, M Berger, L Winter… - Resources Policy, 2017 - Elsevier
The demand for many resources has increased significantly over the last decades due to
their growing importance for industrial and technological development. Thus, various …