Your firm has developed a new lithium ion battery polymer that could enhance the performance of lithion ion batteries. These batteries have applications in many markets including cellphones, laptops, and electric vehicles. Firms manufacturing such batteries are mostly found in Asia.

$1)$Suppose you are tasked with conducting VOC analysis for this new polymer. Sketch out an approximate value chain based on Internet resources and industry reports $.$

$2)$ Describe the design of the VOC process $–$ which players in the value chain would you start with, and how many interviews would you plan for in total. What type of personnel $($i$.$e$.,$ what kind of job titles$/$roles$)$ would you consider interviewing?

$3)]$ Write down two questions that you might ask in a VOC interview