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Smart additive manufacturing: the path to the digital value chain

dc.contributor.authorAraújo, Nuno
dc.contributor.authorPacheco, Vânia
dc.contributor.authorCosta, Leonardo
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-24T14:37:55Z
dc.date.available2021-11-24T14:37:55Z
dc.date.issued2021-11-17
dc.description.abstractThe aim of this article is to characterize the impacts of Smart Additive Manufacturing (SAM) on industrial production, digital supply chains (DSCs) and corresponding digital value chains (DVCs), logistics and inventory management. The method used consists of a critical review of the literature, enriched by the authors’ field experience. The results show that digital transformation of manufacturing is affecting business models, from resource acquisition to the end user. Smart manufacturing is considered a successful improvement introduced by Industry 4.0. Additive Manufacturing (AM) plays a crucial role in this digital transformation, changing the way manufacturers think about the entire lifecycle of a product. SAM combines AM in a smart factory environment. SAM reduces the complexity of DSCs and contributes to a more flexible approach to logistics and inventory management. It has also spurred the growth and popularization of customized mass production as well as decentralized manufacturing, rapid prototyping, unprecedented flexibility in product design, production and delivery, and resource efficiency and sustainability. SAM technology impacts all five Fletcher’s stages in DVCs. However, the need for clear definitions and regulations on 3D printing of digital files and their reproduction, as well as product health, safety, and integrity issues, cannot be ignored. Furthermore, investment in this technology is still expensive and can be prohibitive for many companies, namely SMEs.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/technologies9040088pt_PT
dc.identifier.eid85145939088
dc.identifier.issn2227-7080
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/36042
dc.identifier.wos000741899200001
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectIndustry 4.0pt_PT
dc.subjectSmart additive manufacturingpt_PT
dc.subjectLogisticspt_PT
dc.subjectInventory managementpt_PT
dc.subjectDigital supply chainspt_PT
dc.subjectDigital value chainspt_PT
dc.titleSmart additive manufacturing: the path to the digital value chainpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.endPage13pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue4pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage1pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleTechnologiespt_PT
oaire.citation.volume9pt_PT
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT

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