Impacts of Adopting Additive Manufacturing Process on Supply Chain: Systematic Literature Review
<i>Background:</i> The objective of this literature review is to systematically explore the supply chain (SC)-related issues of additive manufacturing (AM)-based production processes. For SC sustainability, efficiency, and performance improvements, the adoptation of disruptive technologi...
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| author | Tekalign Lemma Woldesilassiea Hirpa G. Lemu Endalkachew Mosisa Gutema |
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| description | <i>Background:</i> The objective of this literature review is to systematically explore the supply chain (SC)-related issues of additive manufacturing (AM)-based production processes. For SC sustainability, efficiency, and performance improvements, the adoptation of disruptive technologies like AM plays a vital role, because the product’s SC benefits in terms of reduced total lead time and costs. <i>Methods:</i> To explore the state-of-the-art influences of AM on the SC in this study, 978 papers published in peer-reviewed journals from 2004 to 2023 were retrieved, and 70 of these were identified as the most relevant and then reviewed. <i>Results:</i> As an outcome, the results of this review paper indicated a lack of documented studies in developing countries and, as a result, limited research works, for instance, in fashion industries were observed. In addition, AM best practices in the SC context have been identified and categorized as cost-related, time-related, inventor-related, as well as energy-, waste-, and environment-related factors, SC efficiency factors, and flexibility, marketing, and manufacturing-related factors. <i>Conclusions:</i> By identifying these categories, the study aims to contribute to the efforts of transforming traditional manufacturing into AM-based processes, for which a framework for the AM SC implementation is developed. In summary, the systematic review indicated that further research work is needed on the impacts of the identified AM best practices on SC performance. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-fba52d87f61c4268b04473cc90d8a0ec2025-08-20T03:38:48ZengMDPI AGLogistics2305-62902024-01-0181310.3390/logistics8010003Impacts of Adopting Additive Manufacturing Process on Supply Chain: Systematic Literature ReviewTekalign Lemma Woldesilassiea0Hirpa G. Lemu1Endalkachew Mosisa Gutema2College of Engineering and Technology, Wallaga University, Nekemte P.O. Box 395, EthiopiaFaculty of Science and Technology, University of Stavanger, N-4036 Stavanger, NorwayCollege of Engineering and Technology, Wallaga University, Nekemte P.O. Box 395, Ethiopia<i>Background:</i> The objective of this literature review is to systematically explore the supply chain (SC)-related issues of additive manufacturing (AM)-based production processes. For SC sustainability, efficiency, and performance improvements, the adoptation of disruptive technologies like AM plays a vital role, because the product’s SC benefits in terms of reduced total lead time and costs. <i>Methods:</i> To explore the state-of-the-art influences of AM on the SC in this study, 978 papers published in peer-reviewed journals from 2004 to 2023 were retrieved, and 70 of these were identified as the most relevant and then reviewed. <i>Results:</i> As an outcome, the results of this review paper indicated a lack of documented studies in developing countries and, as a result, limited research works, for instance, in fashion industries were observed. In addition, AM best practices in the SC context have been identified and categorized as cost-related, time-related, inventor-related, as well as energy-, waste-, and environment-related factors, SC efficiency factors, and flexibility, marketing, and manufacturing-related factors. <i>Conclusions:</i> By identifying these categories, the study aims to contribute to the efforts of transforming traditional manufacturing into AM-based processes, for which a framework for the AM SC implementation is developed. In summary, the systematic review indicated that further research work is needed on the impacts of the identified AM best practices on SC performance.https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6290/8/1/3additive manufacturingbest practicesdisruptive technologiessupply chainsupply chain managementsustainability |
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| title | Impacts of Adopting Additive Manufacturing Process on Supply Chain: Systematic Literature Review |
| title_full | Impacts of Adopting Additive Manufacturing Process on Supply Chain: Systematic Literature Review |
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| title_short | Impacts of Adopting Additive Manufacturing Process on Supply Chain: Systematic Literature Review |
| title_sort | impacts of adopting additive manufacturing process on supply chain systematic literature review |
| topic | additive manufacturing best practices disruptive technologies supply chain supply chain management sustainability |
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