Grouping of factors for the selection of AM technologies (not limited to metal AM)
| Factor | Study | |
|---|---|---|
| Technology-related |
| Jin et al. (2017a, b) |
| Jin et al. (2017a, b) | |
| Dwivedi et al. (2017) | |
| Bonnard et al. (2018) | |
| Ding (2018) | |
| Baumers et al. (2016) | |
| Achillas et al. (2015, 2017) | |
| Le Bourhis et al. (2013) | |
| Baumers et al. (2016) | |
| Knofius et al. (2016) | |
| Niaki et al. (2019a, b) | |
| Martinsuo and Luomaranta (2018) | |
| Demand-related |
| Ding (2018) |
| Murmura and Bravi (2018) | |
| Kianian et al. (2016), Murmura and Bravi (2018), Niaki and Nonino (2017) | |
| Kianian et al. (2016) | |
| Knofius et al. (2016) | |
| Niaki and Nonino (2017) | |
| Khajavi et al. (2014) | |
| Muir and Haddud (2018) | |
| Environment-related |
| Martinsuo and Luomaranta (2018), Hannibal and Knight (2018) |
| Laplume et al. (2016) | |
| Durach et al. (2017) | |
| Hannibal and Knight (2018) | |
| Le Bourhis (2013) | |
| Supply-related |
| Martinsuo and Luomaranta (2018) |
| Muir and Haddud (2018) | |
| Delic and Eyers (2020) | |
| Niaki and Nonino (2017) |
| Factor | Study | |
|---|---|---|
| Technology-related | AM manufacturing process optimization | |
Optimization of material consumption in extrusion processes | ||
Cost and technological limitations | ||
Integration of the digital process chain via one standard | ||
Flexibility and where it is needed | ||
Capacity utilization (time, material, component lifetime), design adaptation, energy saving | ||
Quality, production time, material consumption | ||
Environmental impact, cost | ||
Product properties such as complexity and volume | ||
Costs of manufacturing, safety stock | ||
Energy consumption as a driver of AM profitability | ||
Complementary innovations in the supply chain | ||
| Demand-related | Awareness of key issues in the customer's processes and technical solutions | |
Availability of training opportunities and investments to implement AM | ||
Experience with and knowledge on AM | ||
Small size of the focal company | ||
Demand rate | ||
Type of transition from conventional manufacturing to AM, company size, aim AM is used for | ||
Demand, the company's manufacturing strategy | ||
Focal company's customers, customer sensitivity to price, delivery lead time | ||
| Environment-related | Availability of industry standards | |
Role of AM in global manufacturing strategies of multinationals | ||
Geographical location | ||
Customers' perception of brand, aesthetics and authenticity | ||
Environment | ||
| Supply-related | Support from the supply chain | |
Supply risk | ||
Supply chain flexibility as a mediator of the relation between AM and supply chain performance | ||
Supply chain integration |
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