Additive manufacturing-enabled supply chain: Modeling and case studies on local, integrated production-inventory-transportation structure

Cui, Weiwei; Yang, Yiran; Di, Lei; Dababneh, Fadwa

doi:10.1016/j.addma.2021.102471

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“…AM also decreases raw materials inventory considerably (Kunovjanek and Reiner 2020). A significant cost reduction has been reported for small-scale supply chains of highly customized products, like the insole manufacturing industry (Cui et al 2021). Such case-specific evidence is required in other industry situations to facilitate the shift to AM-based production.…”

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confidence: 98%

Additive Manufacturing in the Supply Chain

Pourhejazy

2023

The Palgrave Handbook of Supply Chain Management

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Additive Manufacturing (AM) is replacing traditional manufacturing approaches-such as subtractive and molding-in some industries. The product and supply chain impacts of AM continue to extend its industrial reach, improve engineer-to-order manufacturing, and pave the way to mass customization. This study explores the supply chain changes that may arise from a full or partial transition to AMbased production. Supply chain factors and dimensions that are greatly impacted are initially identified. Management and operational issues pertinent to each factor are discussed next, followed by a review of the current literature and the future of AM-based supply chains. The interrelationships between these factors are then investigated considering the disruptive impact of AM on supply chain management. Finally, the supply chain change matrix is presented for identifying the areas in that supply chains are expected to be impacted. This chapter is concluded by providing a summary of the findings and insights into AM-based supply chain transition.

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Section: Outstanding Research and Future Directionsmentioning

confidence: 98%

Additive Manufacturing in the Supply Chain

Pourhejazy

2023

The Palgrave Handbook of Supply Chain Management

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“…As a developing technology to manufacture precise and intensified complex objects by increasing production speed, it may offer an alternative to conventional manufacturing techniques in the near future [ 35 ]. Compared with traditional building material manufacturing, additive manufacturing can be manufactured according to design [ 36 ]. It provides strong support for personalized customization with higher customer participation.…”

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P2P Cloud Manufacturing Based on a Customized Business Model: An Exploratory Study

Huang

et al. 2023

Sensors

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To overcome the problems of long production cycle and high cost in the product manufacturing process, a P2P (platform to platform) cloud manufacturing method based on a personalized custom business model has been proposed in this paper by integrating different technologies such as deep learning and additive manufacturing (AM). This paper focuses on the manufacturing process from a photo containing an entity to the production of that entity. Essentially, this is an object-to-object fabrication. Moreover, based on the YOLOv4 algorithm and DVR technology, an object detection extractor and a 3D data generator are constructed, and a case study is carried out for a 3D printing service scenario. The case study selects online sofa photos and real car photos. The recognition rates of sofa and car were 59% and 100%, respectively. Retrograde conversion from 2D data to 3D data takes approximately 60 s. We also carry out personalized transformation design on the generated sofa digital 3D model. The results show that the proposed method has been validated, and three unindividualized models and one individualized design model have been manufactured, and the original shape is basically maintained.

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“…Theme-1-Cost-effective supply chain management 1 Cui et al (2021) The integrated production-inventory-transportation structure is unique to AM when shorter response time is required. Also, cost saving is observed when AM is adopted in the supply chain 2 Zhang et al (2019) The study revealed that while AM adoption had certain benefits in custom parts, it was not as cost competitive as conventional methods for certain other types of materials and sizes.…”

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Study of emerging avenues in supply chain resilience; the case of integration of additive manufacturing with spare parts procurement

Bhattacharyya

Kulkarni

Mishra

2022

BIJ

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PurposeThe purpose of this research was to study the impacts of adoption of additive manufacturing (AM) for spare parts procurement, specifically in the context of supply chain resilience (SCR) especially regarding efficient spare parts inventory management. Furthermore, key narratives in the adoption of AM toward better SCR are explored.Design/methodology/approachIn-depth interviews with semi-structured open-ended questionnaire were conducted to collect primary qualitative data from 24 supply chain management (SCM) experts. Respondents consisted of experts across various industries. The data were analyzed by thematic content analysis method.FindingsThe results indicated that AM could be a suitable tool to reduce dependence on original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) for spare parts procurement. Data analysis also revealed that AM adoption might lead to significant cost and lead time reduction. Designs protected as intellectual properties (IP), substantive post-processing requirements and material compatibility were revealed to be barriers in adoption.Research limitations/implicationsThe impacts of utilizing AM for procurement of spare parts on the overall resilience of the supply chain were highlighted. Theoretical analysis of the findings was based on theoretical aspects of SCR. This was especially regarding efficient spare parts inventory management. The study results revealed the factors responsible adoption of the AM technology. A novel approach was undertaken to study the effect of AM adoption on “time-to-market” of newly launched products.Practical implicationsThe research provided insights regarding practical applications of AM adoption in spare parts procurement. The study could be beneficial to the early adopters of AM across industries for making managerial decisions. Unfamiliarity of supply chain managers with the AM technology was believed to be a major reason to adopt the technology. The study provided essential inputs regarding challenges and alternate adoption strategies of AM. Thus, the research was believed to be of potential value for creating awareness among supply chain managers regarding AM technology.Originality/valueThe research provided new insights on the impact of AM adoption in the context of SCR toward efficient spare parts inventory management. Various limiting and facilitating factors specific to Indian context were also explored.

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Additive manufacturing-enabled supply chain: Modeling and case studies on local, integrated production-inventory-transportation structure

Cited by 19 publications

References 37 publications

Additive Manufacturing in the Supply Chain

Additive Manufacturing in the Supply Chain

P2P Cloud Manufacturing Based on a Customized Business Model: An Exploratory Study

Study of emerging avenues in supply chain resilience; the case of integration of additive manufacturing with spare parts procurement

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