Introduce importance of sustainable material sourcing in automotive industry and provide an overview of current research in this area (cites specifics). General concepts such as Tiers in car sector.
Objective is to review existing American literature on the topic of sustainable material sourcing in automotive component manufactures, including benefits, challenges, and strategies to implement it.
Highlight the potential benefits of optimizing sustainable material sourcing for automotive component manufacturers and the broader industry. Information is not too general, has specificity.
Provide a brief overview of the main topics covered in the paper, meaning sections 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7.
Present an outline of the paper's chapters: section 3 is types of materials, section 4 is benefits, section 5 is challenges, section 6 is strategies to implementation, section 7 is case study of H2Evo
Explains the methodology of the literature review on the information in the sections 3, 4, 5, 6. Discusses the selection criteria of the article/research papers selected to be included in my paper.
Define sustainable material sourcing and discuss its significance in the context of the automotive industry. Makes note of how main types are natural and synthetic materials.
Discusses potential kinds of natural materials that can be used in automotive component manufacturing. Mainly science and engineering focused.
Discusses potential kinds of synthetic materials that can be used in automotive component manufacturing. Mainly science and engineering focused.
Discusses environmental and financial benefits of light weighting and how it entails fuel reduction. Uses specific data from existing American literature/research papers.
Discusses financial and environmental benefits of using material that can be recycled. Talks about concept of Life Cycle Analysis, Industrial Symbiosis. Use existing American data.
Discusses how some of the materials mentioned in section 3 are beneficial in terms of engineering, such as with impact resistance, overall improving safety, efficiency, and comfort.
Discusses social impact on employees, stakeholders, and society in general. Promotes healthy work environment, sustainability is attractive to investors, and more.
A common barrier is that car component companies fear the short term investment and risk that may overshadow the long term financial benefits. Discusses specific American research literature and data.
Due to current resource accessibility and limited green technology advancement hard for automotive component manufacturers to use sustainable materials. Discusses specific American research and data.
Some countries may be limited by their government's policies. Another issue is poor enforcement of sustainable regulation in U.S.. Also lack of policy for incentives and subsidies to green companies.
Discusses existing policies used by American car companies and government that may facilitate transition to sustainable material sourcing, including subsidies, tax returns, and more. Specific examples
Discusses important of continuous improvement and adaptation of sustainable material sourcing practices. Gives specific phased business models backed by existing American literature than can be used.
Discuss role of technology and innovation in improving sustainable material sourcing practices, including the use of digital platforms and advanced analytics. Cites existing American literature/data.
Address the challenges and strategies for managing risks associated with sustainable material sourcing, including disruptions in the supply chain.
Discusses selection criteria for the company in case study, H2Evo. This includes being part of ISO 14001, American, Tier 2 or Tier 1 supplier, etc..
Provide a detailed case study of an automotive component manufacturer that has successfully optimized its sustainable material sourcing practices.
Present the findings of empirical analysis conducted to assess the impact of optimized sustainable material sourcing on key performance indicators.
Discuss and interpret the results of the empirical analysis. Discusses specific successes in terms of policy, engineering, business, and management (how company is Research and Development company).
Summarize the key findings and contributions of the research. Compares to existing American research paper literature.
Proposes specific policies/policy-based strategies to optimize transition to sustainable material sourcing in automotive supply chain. These strategies are based off successful policies in case study.
Discuss the limitations of the study and suggest potential future research in the field of sustainable material sourcing in the automotive industry. Specifically ISM Modelling and Industrial Symbiosis