Research note: LED lighting – A global enterprise

There is large focus on technology manufacturing locations and the value in funding innovation when upstream products are not manufactured within a domestic economy. Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are such an upstream product. Here, we evaluate the value added along the supply chain of luminaires, a p...

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Published in:Lighting research & technology (London, England : 2001) England : 2001), 2020-01
Main Authors: Bench Reese, Samantha R., Horowitz, Kelsey A., Mann, Margaret K., Remo, Timothy W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
advanced manufacturing
analysis
cost model
costs
ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
LEDs
luminaires
shipping
value-add
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Summary:There is large focus on technology manufacturing locations and the value in funding innovation when upstream products are not manufactured within a domestic economy. Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are such an upstream product. Here, we evaluate the value added along the supply chain of luminaires, a product that utilizes LEDs, using bottom-up cost modelling. Coupling the results with analysis of shipping cost and time, this analysis examines how advances in LEDs can incentivize LED luminaire adoption leading to the potential for significant domestic manufacturing effects even if the upstream products are produced in other economies.
ISSN:1477-1535
1477-0938
DOI:10.1177/1477153520901757