Table A3 Requirements for long-term...

Table A3

Requirements for long-term horizon for CLSC processes and the four CLSC configurations

Requirements for long-term horizon	CLSC processes ^a							CLSC configurations
Requirements for long-term horizon	BPP	RT	HD	RM/RF	RP	RC	RL	1	2	3	4
Require establishing long-term collaborative relations with supply chain partners	x	x				x		x	x	x	x
Require internalization of battery technology	x										x
Require internalisation and in-house battery pack design and development of BMS	x			x	x				x	x	x
Batteries to be designed considering their utility for both the first and the second life applications	x			x	x					x	x
Require standard battery design (or few battery types)	x			x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Require internalization of battery pack assembling (assembling of the service box, battery module and battery pack)	x			x	x				x	x	x
Require accumulated knowledge of battery exhaustion behaviour in use for better forecasting of volume, quality and timing of returns		x					x	x	x	x	x
Require standardised contractual agreements with customers to control the flow of returned batteries and forecasting of customer demand for batteries replacement		x		x					x	x	x
Require efficient replacement of returned batteries with new/remanufactured/refurbished batteries		x		x			x	x	x	x	x
Require internalisation of technological and operational knowledge on opening, dismantling and examination of returned batteries to properly define their residual value and recovery route			x	x	x		x	x	x	x	x
Require trained personnel and special HD equipment			x					x	x	x	x
Require internalisation of RM/RF processes				x					x	x	x
Require high volumes of returned batteries				x	x	x		x	x	x	x
Require accumulated knowledge about battery RC technologies and material science						x					x
Require established market for recycled material						x					x
Require alignment between market expansion strategies and existing capacity of RL							x		x	x	x

Requirements for long-term horizon	CLSC processes ^a							CLSC configurations
Requirements for long-term horizon	BPP	RT	HD	RM/RF	RP	RC	RL	1	2	3	4
Require establishing long-term collaborative relations with supply chain partners	x	x				x		x	x	x	x
Require internalization of battery technology	x										x
Require internalisation and in-house battery pack design and development of BMS	x			x	x				x	x	x
Batteries to be designed considering their utility for both the first and the second life applications	x			x	x					x	x
Require standard battery design (or few battery types)	x			x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Require internalization of battery pack assembling (assembling of the service box, battery module and battery pack)	x			x	x				x	x	x
Require accumulated knowledge of battery exhaustion behaviour in use for better forecasting of volume, quality and timing of returns		x					x	x	x	x	x
Require standardised contractual agreements with customers to control the flow of returned batteries and forecasting of customer demand for batteries replacement		x		x					x	x	x
Require efficient replacement of returned batteries with new/remanufactured/refurbished batteries		x		x			x	x	x	x	x
Require internalisation of technological and operational knowledge on opening, dismantling and examination of returned batteries to properly define their residual value and recovery route			x	x	x		x	x	x	x	x
Require trained personnel and special HD equipment			x					x	x	x	x
Require internalisation of RM/RF processes				x					x	x	x
Require high volumes of returned batteries				x	x	x		x	x	x	x
Require accumulated knowledge about battery RC technologies and material science						x					x
Require established market for recycled material						x					x
Require alignment between market expansion strategies and existing capacity of RL							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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