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Material Tracking for End-of-life Cycle
Management
SP Chemical Issues Work Group Meeting
January 15, 2013
GM Renaissance CenterDetroit, MI
Gary Vegh
Presentation Contents
1. Case study:
a) Volkswagen’s Environmental Management
2. Expanding Material Tracking for end-of-life management
Case Study: Environmental Management
Master Chemical List
• 100,000+ chemicals
• Compiled over 20 years
• Library includes:
– Chemical properties– Environmental regulations– Relevant health data
Material Cost(Price, Volume)
Total Life Cycle Cost(Material, Labor,
Waste, Inventory)
Supplier Buyer CMS Provider Buyer
Wants increase
Wants decrease
Wants decrease
Wants decrease
Traditional Relationship:Conflicting incentives
Chemical Management ServicesModel:Aligned incentives
Data
Reduced Cost, Risk & Environmental Impact
Evolution of chemical management
• Data transfers currently in use by Volkswagen:
– Used to track TRI by Source– Releases related to product usage– Utilizes the chemical supplier communication
channel
Chemical Name0
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
300,000
350,000
400,000
450,000
Chemicals by Department
Paint Shop (benzene)Machining (chromium)Casting (aluminum)Frame Welding (beryllium)Body Welding (iron)Assembly (styrene)
lbs P
roce
ssed
10
1
2
3
4
5
6
Carcinogen Ranking
(benzene) Carcinogen(chromium) Carcinogen(aluminum) Non-carcinogen(beryllium) Probable Carcinogen(iron) Non-carcinogen(styrene) Possible carginogen
Chemical
Rank
ing
Car Material Breakdown
Source: ACORD, Annual Report, 2001
78% of automotive materials already tracked in ERA’s systemRemainder is Pre-Processed materials
Pre-processed materials
Accurate & Up-to-date?What are the data analysis capabilities?
Do you get the whole picture?
Has this data been through QA/QC?
Is the data verified?
Internal DatabasesInternal Databases
Data
ROI for Data Collection
Maximizing the return for environmental data collection.
One Database. Multiple Outputs.
Leverage Supply Chain Data
2011 Automotive Supply Chain Problems
Tsunami in Japan
Typhoon in Thailand
1. Available
2. Affordable
Mass Balance Analysis
Moving Target
What actually ends up in the end product?
Utilizing the Master Chemical List
