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Supply Chain Design for Industrial Additive Manufacturing by Anne Friedrich; Anne Lange; Ralf Elbert is a Business, Management and Accounting article available to read on EtoBox.
What is Supply Chain Design for Industrial Additive Manufacturing about?
Purpose This study extends and refines the current knowledge on emerging supply chain designs (SCDs) for industrial additive manufacturing (AM) and manufacturing firms' rationales in selecting them. Design/methodology/approach Following an exploratory research design, a multiple-case study is conducted in the context of industrial AM. It focuses on two key dimensions of SCD, the geographic dispersion and governance structure. Four cohesive AM SCD configurations are characterized and form the basis for exploring the rationales for the SCD decision of manufacturing firms. Findings The findings indicate that manufacturing firms' SCD for industrial AM depends on the trade-off between economies of scale in a centralized setting and the market potential from customer proximity realized by decentral AM. Furthermore, the control of suppliers and the reevaluation of manufacturing firms' core competencies guide the governance choice. Many of the identified rationales currently drive manufacturing firms toward in-house AM at a centralized location or distributed AM in a secure, firm-owned network. Practical implications The arguments for the AM SCD choices are illustrated. They provide guidan
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It is typically read by researchers, students, and practitioners in Business, Management and Accounting.
- Author
- Anne Friedrich; Anne Lange; Ralf Elbert
- Published
- 2022
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Business, Management and Accounting (Social Sciences)