The increasingly global context in which businesses operate supports innovation, but also
increases uncertainty around supply chain disruptions. The COVID-19 pandemic clearly …

Supply chain resilience (SCR) manifests when the network is capable to withstand, adapt,
and recover from disruptions to meet customer demand and ensure performance. This paper …

Rare earths elements (REE) are considered as strategic resources because they interact
with business and governments' direct policy interventions. Policy interventions can have a …

Cobalt is considered a critical raw material. Global cobalt demand is expected to quadruple
in the next four decades, due primarily to lithium-ion battery demand. Uniquely, this study …

The assessment of the criticality of raw materials allows the identification of the likelihood of
a supply disruption of a material and the vulnerability of a system (eg a national economy …

Cobalt, one of the essential new energy materials, is widely applied in many crucial
industries. In recent years, the rapid development of electric vehicles (EVs) has led to …

Purpose Today, proficient practices are required to stimulate along various boundaries of
the supply chain (SC) to exploit manufacturing resources economically, effectually and …

Eco‐friendliness is becoming an indispensable feature for electrical and electronic
equipment to thrive in the competitive market. This comprehensive review is the first to …

The challenges of global economies foster supply chains to have to increase their processes
of collaboration and dependence between their nodes, generating an increase in the level …

The accelerating pace of resource consumption threatens long-term availability of critical
materials: those resources that play an essential role in modern society but are vulnerable to …