Certain non-energy materials have been identified by the EU as critical to the manufacturing sector and wider economy. A material is defined as critical when it has “high economic importance combined with a high risk of supply shortage” relative to other materials. Criticality of materials will become increasingly acute as the escalating use of finite resources continues, driven by increasing consumer demand from a growing population for an ever wider variety of products. Critical materials are vital elements in the value chain yet many manufacturers are unaware if they are affected by the use of a critical material in their operations. We have previously developed a framework that takes a systematic approach to identifying, assessing and mitigating risk associated with critical materials bilaterally along the value chain. This paper examines how this framework can be facilitated for application in industry through the specification and development of a decision support tool.