Digital Platform for Environmental and Economic Analysis of Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing

Kokare, Samruddha; Godina, Radu; Oliveira, J.P.

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-07520-9_22

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“…The GSCM includes a range of practices that should be considered and implemented throughout the supply chain with the expectation of improving a company's economic, logistics, marketing and operational performance. WAAM is a fusion-based AM technology that may contribute to enhancing the company's sustainability by improving both economic and environmental performance (Kokare et al, 2022;Priarone et al, 2021). However, little is still known about the impact of WAAM on the GSCM performance.…”

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“…Despite the advantages surrounding AM, the existing literature is mainly concerned with its environmental and economic aspects (e.g. Rinaldi et al (2021), Niaki and Nonino (2017) or Costabile et al (2017)) and respective life cycle models (Kokare et al, 2022); there are few studies addressing this technology social impacts (Naghshineh et al, 2021). AM contributes to improving supply chain efficiency as a result of waste reduction, less energy consumption and elimination or reduction of pre-assembly and assembly activities, thus contributing to "greener" production processes (Torres et al, 2020).…”

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Assessing the impact of fusion-based additive manufacturing technologies on green supply chain management performance

Ferreira

Oliveira

Antonissen

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JMTM

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PurposeThis paper aims to identify the impacts of wire and arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) technology on the green supply chain management (GSCM) performance. Also, it intends to identify the most essential WAAM capabilities.Design/methodology/approachAn exploratory case study related to a metallurgical company using WAAM technology to repair metallic components was developed. A research framework to identify WAAM production capabilities and the different GSCM performance criteria was proposed based on the current state of the art. Primary qualitative data provided evidence for developing seven propositions relating WAAM capabilities to GSCM performance.FindingsThe paper provides empirical evidence relating to how WAAM production capabilities impact the different performance criteria of the GSCM performance. The results show that “relative advantage” and “supply-side benefits” are critical capabilities developed through WAAM. Furthermore, most of the capabilities regarding “relative advantage” and “supply-side benefits” promote a higher GSCM performance.Research limitations/implicationsThis research was carried out using a single case study research design and using qualitative data. Thus, future works are encouraged to test the propositions empirically using quantitative methodologies.Practical implicationsThe case study findings support that most WAAM production capabilities promote a higher GSCM performance. Managers could use this research to understand the capabilities developed by this fusion-based additive manufacturing (AM), become aware of the implications of new technology adoption on the supply chain environmental externalities, and develop new business models based on the WAAM capabilities.Originality/valueThis research contributes to expanding the state-of-the art related to WAAM technology by evidencing the relationship between adopting this fusion-based AM technology and green supply chain practices. Also, it provides a set of seven propositions that could be used to theorise the impacts of WAAM adoption on the GSCM performance.

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Assessing the impact of fusion-based additive manufacturing technologies on green supply chain management performance

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Oliveira

Antonissen

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“…When comparing WAAM to conventional manufacturing techniques, taking an LCA perspective is essential to demonstrating the process' future potential [8]. As a contribution to this field, the present paper employs Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology for assessing the environmental impacts of both traditional (CNC milling) and alternative (WAAM) manufacturing processes for the production of metallic parts.…”

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Life Cycle Assessment of Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing Products

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Kokare,

Oliveira

et al. 2023

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The industrial progress over these years has led to fast, goodquality production. Despite this progress, the impacts related to such type of production, whether these are social, economic, or environmental, have not been, at times, studied extensively. The industry realized the importance of a greener approach and as a result, new sustainable technologies, such as additive manufacturing (AM), have emerged. To generalize the environmental benefits of AM over traditional manufacturing, methodologies like Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) are used. The proposed work has the intent of understanding and quantifying the environmental impacts associated with a particular AM technique for the fabrication of metal parts, Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM). An LCA is conducted and, considering the same circumstances, the environmental impacts related to the production of 3 different metal parts are analysed. In order to understand the results obtained, Computer Numerical Control (CNC) milling, which is also used for the fabrication of metal parts, is equally considered. In this particular application, when compared to CNC Milling, WAAM proves to have a 12%-47% in the environmental impact, depending upon the geometry considered. The environmental hotspot identified for both processes is the production of the raw material.

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Digital Platform for Environmental and Economic Analysis of Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing

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Assessing the impact of fusion-based additive manufacturing technologies on green supply chain management performance

Assessing the impact of fusion-based additive manufacturing technologies on green supply chain management performance

Life Cycle Assessment of Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing Products

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