Raw material substitution

................... are the inputs used in the production process to create finished products.

• Raw materials

• Money

• Building

• Inventory

Having ................. that can serve as raw materials can boost exports and help a country grow its GDP

• natural resources

• artificial resources

• new resources

• substitute resources

........................... is an evolutionary process that requires material research, market knowledge and time.

• Material substitution

• Marketing

• Competitor analysis

• Technical research

When one material is substituted for another after a specific date

• substituting materials - By date

• substituting materials - During master planning

• substituting materials - During production

When a material in a formula is substituted with a different material, because it's out of stock

• substituting materials - By date

• substituting materials - During master planning

• substituting materials - During production

when a material is unexpectedly out of stock and is substituted with a different material

• substituting materials - By date

• substituting materials - During master planning

• substituting materials - During production

............................ is a systematic approach to using and reusing materials more productively over their entire life cycles. 

• Sustainable materials management

• Master planning

• Evolutionary proces

• Fact-based arguments

Material substitution doesn't need

• reviewed regularly through a materials audit process

• characteristics of the new material should be well understood

• risk, cost of conversion and equipment needed, as well as the environmental impact, need to be carefully evaluated

• Marketing

......................... are those materials with good performance or good functions that can be used in harmony with the environment.

• Ecomaterials

• Raw materials

• Substitute material

• Re-using material

Consuming fewer resources and less energy, cause less .........................C

• pollution

• cost

• water consumption

• substitute material