Table A1 Requirements for the...

Table A1

Requirements for the transitional period for CLSC processes and the four CLSC configurations

Requirements for the transitional period	CLSC processes^a							CLSC configurations
Requirements for the transitional period	BPP	RT	HD	RM/RF	RP	RC	RL	1	2	3	4
Require alignment of interests between suppliers and the OEM regarding the OEM’s engagement in upstream value chain	x							x	x	x	x
Require knowledge about battery behaviour and state of returned batteries to develop contractual agreements with customers (and suppliers)		x						x	x	x	x
Require battery dismantling and health diagnostic knowledge to be transferred from battery pack suppliers			x					x	x	x	x
Require investments in acquisition of HD equipment and training personnel			x					x	x	x	x
Require HD to avoid wrong allocation of returned batteries between recovery routs and unnecessary cost of RL			x				x		x	x	x
Require alignment of internal perspectives on technological and economic feasibility of recovery processes (RM/RF/RP)				x	x	x			x	x	x
Require production of new battery packs without supplier’s logo for enabling the OEM to sell repurposed batteries	x				x					x	x
Require storage capacity and knowledge about returned battery storage for long period of time (applicable for the storage option)					x	x		x	x	x	x
Require information from suppliers about bill of materials	x					x			x	x	x
Require suitable RC technology options and capacity						x			x	x	x
Require a novel approach for organising RL (organisational culture)							x	x	x	x	x
Require development of information management system to support RL							x
Require clear legislation for transportation, storage and handling of returned batteries							x	x	x	x	x

Requirements for the transitional period	CLSC processes^a							CLSC configurations
Requirements for the transitional period	BPP	RT	HD	RM/RF	RP	RC	RL	1	2	3	4
Require alignment of interests between suppliers and the OEM regarding the OEM’s engagement in upstream value chain	x							x	x	x	x
Require knowledge about battery behaviour and state of returned batteries to develop contractual agreements with customers (and suppliers)		x						x	x	x	x
Require battery dismantling and health diagnostic knowledge to be transferred from battery pack suppliers			x					x	x	x	x
Require investments in acquisition of HD equipment and training personnel			x					x	x	x	x
Require HD to avoid wrong allocation of returned batteries between recovery routs and unnecessary cost of RL			x				x		x	x	x
Require alignment of internal perspectives on technological and economic feasibility of recovery processes (RM/RF/RP)				x	x	x			x	x	x
Require production of new battery packs without supplier’s logo for enabling the OEM to sell repurposed batteries	x				x					x	x
Require storage capacity and knowledge about returned battery storage for long period of time (applicable for the storage option)					x	x		x	x	x	x
Require information from suppliers about bill of materials	x					x			x	x	x
Require suitable RC technology options and capacity						x			x	x	x
Require a novel approach for organising RL (organisational culture)							x	x	x	x	x
Require development of information management system to support RL							x
Require clear legislation for transportation, storage and handling of returned batteries							x	x	x	x	x

Note(s): ^aBPP = Battery purchasing & production; RT= Return of EOL batteries; HD= Health diagnostics; RM = Remanufacturing; RF= Refurbishment; RP= Repurposing; RC= Recycling; RL= Reverse logistics

Source(s): Authors’ own work

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