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For advanced capital goods, in high-tech industries such as the aerospace industry or healthcare industry, many different spare parts are required during the lifetime of these goods, a life time that typically spans decades. (2016) describe a model that allows companies that produce and maintain cap...

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Published in:Journal of manufacturing technology management 2016-10, Vol.27 (7), p.890-897
Main Author: Ortt, Roland
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
3-D printers
Additive manufacturing
Aerospace industry
Capital goods
Company structure
Construction industry
Logistics
Order processing
Spare parts
Supply chains
Technology
Technology adoption
Value chain
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Summary:For advanced capital goods, in high-tech industries such as the aerospace industry or healthcare industry, many different spare parts are required during the lifetime of these goods, a life time that typically spans decades. (2016) describe a model that allows companies that produce and maintain capital goods, to select the type of spare parts for which additive manufacturing represents a viable business case.\n The fundamental restructuring will require some time.
ISSN:1741-038X
1758-7786
DOI:10.1108/JMTM-10-2016-0134