Integrated conceptual framework for resilience and criticality assessments for raw material supply chains

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Wietschel, Lars ; Helbig, Christoph ; Hillenbrand, Martin ; Thorenz, Andrea:
Integrated conceptual framework for resilience and criticality assessments for raw material supply chains.
In: Resources, Conservation and Recycling. Bd. 218 (Mai 2025) . - 108249.
ISSN 2214-9937
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2025.108249

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Abstract

The global need for decarbonization strains critical raw material supply, reflected in increasing disruptions and
threats. This demonstrates the need to enhance criticality towards integrated, time-dynamic assessments of
criticality and resilience. This study reviews criticality, resilience, and raw material resilience literature. While
we identify high conformity between vulnerability in criticality and performance degradation in resilience as-
sessments, criticality additionally includes the likelihood of disruptions, and resilience emphasizes the required
capacities to recover. The two concepts have not yet been integrated, wherefore we propose a time-dynamic
indicator-based framework that considers three dimensions: the likelihood of disruption, the effect of disrup-
tion, and recovery from disruption. We illustrate the relevance by a Gallium case study from the perspective of
the EU, faced with a hypothetical export ban. Our study contributes to a more comprehensive understanding of
supply chain risks and mitigation opportunities and provides a foundation for the quantitative integration of
criticality and resilience