Case

A supplier wanted to quote a new door panel for a mid size ePV platform with an annual volume of 200.000 vehicles/year. The OEM is located in Germany and announced the goal to reduce the carbon footprint of their vehicles by 75% in 2032. Important for the OEM was the approach to be used: Due to the fact that he did not wanted to use just simple CO2 compensation methods, he put a new system in place. In this so called "malus system" the suppliers of the OEM are involved also. The system  applies a penalty of 100€ for each ton of CO2 in the product. Consequently also negative ratings are set, in case a supplier is not able to prove CO2 footprint improvements from the current solutions to the new gen solutions.

Challenge

The task needed a PCF and Cost analysis for the current solution which then needed to be compared to alternative solutions. A concept fitting to the desired function and perceived quality which led to significant CO2 reduction needed to be found from Benchmark or from RTIC’S knowledge.

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Outcome

Cost and PCF Models for the current solution and alternatives have been determined.

A clear description of which solution would reduce the CO2 footprint and how this solution could be realized (incl. risks).

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