Flows in different types of waste-to-resource SCs
| Destination of the SC | Businesses as the source for waste-to-resource SC (suppliers; upstream) | Consumers as the source for waste-to-resource SC (suppliers; upstream) |
|---|---|---|
| Businesses as the destination for waste-to-resource SC (market; downstream) | Material flow: | Material flow: |
| Upstream and downstream flows may show less variability, especially in sectors with consistent levels of production. Downstream flows affected by number of customers and predictability of their needs Finance flow: Flow aligned with material flow for waste-treatment services from supplier and customer to waste-treatment company Information flow: Information flows may be continuous as B2B partnerships are often fewer in number and more closely governed | Upstream flows may show high variability with downstream flows affected by number of customers and predictability of their needs Finance flow: Flow from supplier disconnected from material flow with payments for treatment services by public bodies; flow from customer connected to sales of secondary resources Information flow: Upstream flows likely disrupted and downstream flows are likely continuous accompanying the secondary resources | |
| Consumers as the destination for waste-to-resource SC (market; downstream) | Material flow: | Material flow: |
| Upstream flows may show less variability, especially in sectors with consistent levels of production with downstream flows showing stronger variability based on consumer trends | Upstream and downstream flows are characterised by mismatched fluctuation (seasonality) | |
| Finance flow: | Finance flow: | |
| Flow aligned with material flow for waste-treatment services from supplier, flow from customer connected to sales of secondary resources | Upstream flow disconnected from material flow with payments for treatment services by public bodies; downstream flow connected to sales of secondary resources | |
| Information flow: | Information flow: | |
| Continuous information flow accompanying the materials from upstream to downstream | Upstream flows are disrupted as no information accompanies the material flows, while downstream flows are continuous |
| Destination of the | Businesses as the source for waste-to-resource | Consumers as the source for waste-to-resource |
|---|---|---|
| Businesses as the destination for waste-to-resource | ||
| Upstream and downstream flows may show less variability, especially in sectors with consistent levels of production. Downstream flows affected by number of customers and predictability of their needs | Upstream flows may show high variability with downstream flows affected by number of customers and predictability of their needs | |
| Consumers as the destination for waste-to-resource | ||
| Upstream flows may show less variability, especially in sectors with consistent levels of production with downstream flows showing stronger variability based on consumer trends | Upstream and downstream flows are characterised by mismatched fluctuation (seasonality) | |
| Flow aligned with material flow for waste-treatment services from supplier, flow from customer connected to sales of secondary resources | Upstream flow disconnected from material flow with payments for treatment services by public bodies; downstream flow connected to sales of secondary resources | |
| Continuous information flow accompanying the materials from upstream to downstream | Upstream flows are disrupted as no information accompanies the material flows, while downstream flows are continuous |
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