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Table VII

Summary of “white space” findings

White space	Future research questions
Mobile 3DP	Can 3DP equipment produce items in transit? What business models/propositions exist for mobile capacity? How can 3PLs exploit this opportunity? Would 3DP support ship-to-stock configurations?
3DP for MTS	How can 3DP processes be made quicker and cheaper? Can 3DP offer comparable costs to existing manufacturing technology? How can production scheduling exploit MTS and MTO capabilities of 3DP?
Local and regional factories	In which situations are decentralised or redistributed supply chains exploiting 3DP appropriate? Can 3DP offer comparable supply chain costs to existing manufacturing technology? What trade-offs exist between transport and inventory?
Craft businesses	What business models exist for craft operations? How applicable are existing SCM theories to these operations? Is 3DP the most important aspect of the supply chain system in enabling these scenarios? What is the GDP value of the 3DP enabled hidden economy?
Personal manufacturing	Does a household create sufficient demand for this to be a viable methodology? Will technology develop to allow reliable manufacturing at home? Is this an efficient use of a home 3DP system? Is it feasible to run a manufacturing operation on this scale?

White space	Future research questions
Mobile 3DP	Can 3DP equipment produce items in transit?What business models/propositions exist for mobile capacity?How can 3PLs exploit this opportunity?Would 3DP support ship-to-stock configurations?
3DP for MTS	How can 3DP processes be made quicker and cheaper?Can 3DP offer comparable costs to existing manufacturing technology?How can production scheduling exploit MTS and MTO capabilities of 3DP?
Local and regional factories	In which situations are decentralised or redistributed supply chains exploiting 3DP appropriate?Can 3DP offer comparable supply chain costs to existing manufacturing technology?What trade-offs exist between transport and inventory?
Craft businesses	What business models exist for craft operations?How applicable are existing SCM theories to these operations?Is 3DP the most important aspect of the supply chain system in enabling these scenarios?What is the GDP value of the 3DP enabled hidden economy?
Personal manufacturing	Does a household create sufficient demand for this to be a viable methodology?Will technology develop to allow reliable manufacturing at home?Is this an efficient use of a home 3DP system?Is it feasible to run a manufacturing operation on this scale?