Description
Book SynopsisA strategic and operational guide to using 3D printing to drive value in the supply chainfeaturing case studies and illustrated examples from across industries
After many years as a tool for designers, 3D printing today promises to revolutionize supply chains. Cut through the hype and hyperbole, and it becomes clear that it offers unprecedented potential to redesign supply chain models, simplifying and shrinking them, enabling previously unimaginable designs to be produced where they are most needed. However, adopting it is a strategic endeavor, one that involves the consideration of several wider implications.
This book goes beyond touting the latest technological advances or listing the many wonderful things that 3D printing is being used to make. It teaches readers what is important about 3D printing, why they need to prepare for its emergence today, and how they can go about adopting it.
Supercharg3d: How 3D Printing Will Drive Your Supply Chain
Table of Contents
Preface ix
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction xiii
Chapter 1: What Is 3D Printing? 1
Chapter 2: What Can and Can’t 3D Printing Do? 19
Chapter 3: Where Is 3D Printing Heading? 65
Chapter 4: Accessing 3D Printing Capabilities 79
Chapter 5: Deutsche Bahn: Applying 3D Printing to the Supply Chain 87
Chapter 6: The Impact of 3D Printing on the Supply Chain 97
Chapter 7: Emerging Supply Chain Models 129
Chapter 8: Wider Implications of 3D Printing 145
Chapter 9: Adopting 3D Printing 185
Epilogue 209
Appendix: Definition of Supply Chain Metrics 213
Index 217
