{"title":"LCM of Metals Supply to Electronics: Tracking and Tracing 'Conflict Minerals'","authors":"S. Young, G. Dias","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.1875976","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1875976","url":null,"abstract":"The effectiveness of life cycle management (LCM) of metals supply to electronics is examined, with focus on understanding challenges to implementation of the US regulation on so-called, \"conflict minerals,\" which are of concern for financing warfare and human rights violations in the DRC. By analyzing a study that attempted to track (down the supply-chain) and trace (up the supply chain) cobalt, tantalum and tin, and using the concept of material stewardship, it is suggested that physical aspects of the metal supply chain, such as the mixing of sources and transformation of minerals to metals, create the biggest challenges to LCM of these, \"conflict minerals.\" Thus, the proposed US regulation, which requires documented chain-of-custody, is flawed. Industry initiatives on LCM of these metals supply to electronics address some of the physical challenges and confront management challenges, but are incomplete.","PeriodicalId":219968,"journal":{"name":"Military & Homeland Security eJournal","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128083310","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Legal and Ethical Perspectives on Industry Support to Air Operations","authors":"S. Chesterman","doi":"10.2139/SSRN.1361659","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/SSRN.1361659","url":null,"abstract":"This presentation offers a legal and ethical framework for evaluating industry support to air operations. Such support needs to be viewed in the context of larger debates about the relationship between the military and private contractors more generally. Reasons for turning to the private sector include considerations of cost and flexibility; reasons for being wary of outsourcing include problems of accountability and diverging incentives. Where industry support is sought, lessons from past experience can assist in maximizing the benefits and minimizing the risks through ensuring transparency, participation, and review.","PeriodicalId":219968,"journal":{"name":"Military & Homeland Security eJournal","volume":"37 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-03-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116660071","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}