Business Models and Advanced Additive Manufacturing strategies for better sustainability
This article explores the impact of Additive Manufacturing (AM) on business models in the context of manufacturing sustainability. We define two new standards of sustainable business models enabled by AM and discuss their potential advantages in addressing specific manufacturing challenges. The tech...
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| author | Fabrizia Devito Giacomo Copani Angelo Natalicchio Abdul Hai Alami Fulvio Lavecchia Abdul-Ghani Olabi Michele Dassisti |
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| description | This article explores the impact of Additive Manufacturing (AM) on business models in the context of manufacturing sustainability. We define two new standards of sustainable business models enabled by AM and discuss their potential advantages in addressing specific manufacturing challenges. The technological advancements brought about by AM have significantly influenced the manufacturing industry, fostering innovation and reshaping market structures and value-creation processes. Notably, AM contributes to sustainability by reducing material waste and transportation costs, establishing itself as a low-impact manufacturing technology. While AM is not positioned to entirely replace traditional manufacturing processes, organizations can leverage its integration with these processes to catalyze business model innovation. To expand the market for AM technologies, it is crucial to examine AM not only from a process and technology perspective but also in terms of its ability to eliminate the need for tooling and dies, which are typically produced through energy-intensive methods. Advanced manufacturing techniques can significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions, pollution, and time to market, demonstrating AM's potential energy-saving benefits across various sectors. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-bff547f3dbf94ce184fe206cf61650ca2025-08-20T01:59:34ZengElsevierEnergy Nexus2772-42712024-12-011610033710.1016/j.nexus.2024.100337Business Models and Advanced Additive Manufacturing strategies for better sustainabilityFabrizia Devito0Giacomo Copani1Angelo Natalicchio2Abdul Hai Alami3Fulvio Lavecchia4Abdul-Ghani Olabi5Michele Dassisti6Department of Mechanical, Mathematics and Management (DMMM), Polytechnical University of Bari, Bari, Italy; Department of Sciences, Technologies and Society, University School for Advanced Studies Pavia - IUSS Pavia, Pavia, Italy; Corresponding author.Institute of Intelligent Industrial Technologies and Systems for Advanced Manufacturing (STIIMA) - National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Milano, ItalyDepartment of Mechanical, Mathematics and Management (DMMM), Polytechnical University of Bari, Bari, ItalyDepartment of Sustainable and Renewable Energy Engineering, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab EmiratesDepartment of Mechanical, Mathematics and Management (DMMM), Polytechnical University of Bari, Bari, ItalyDepartment of Sustainable and Renewable Energy Engineering, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab EmiratesDepartment of Mechanical, Mathematics and Management (DMMM), Polytechnical University of Bari, Bari, ItalyThis article explores the impact of Additive Manufacturing (AM) on business models in the context of manufacturing sustainability. We define two new standards of sustainable business models enabled by AM and discuss their potential advantages in addressing specific manufacturing challenges. The technological advancements brought about by AM have significantly influenced the manufacturing industry, fostering innovation and reshaping market structures and value-creation processes. Notably, AM contributes to sustainability by reducing material waste and transportation costs, establishing itself as a low-impact manufacturing technology. While AM is not positioned to entirely replace traditional manufacturing processes, organizations can leverage its integration with these processes to catalyze business model innovation. To expand the market for AM technologies, it is crucial to examine AM not only from a process and technology perspective but also in terms of its ability to eliminate the need for tooling and dies, which are typically produced through energy-intensive methods. Advanced manufacturing techniques can significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions, pollution, and time to market, demonstrating AM's potential energy-saving benefits across various sectors.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772427124000688Additive ManufacturingBusiness ModelManufacturing strategiesSustainability |
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| title | Business Models and Advanced Additive Manufacturing strategies for better sustainability |
| title_full | Business Models and Advanced Additive Manufacturing strategies for better sustainability |
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| title_short | Business Models and Advanced Additive Manufacturing strategies for better sustainability |
| title_sort | business models and advanced additive manufacturing strategies for better sustainability |
| topic | Additive Manufacturing Business Model Manufacturing strategies Sustainability |
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