Impact of 3D Printing Technology on Supply Chain and Non-Technical Industries

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Professional Practice in IT
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Reference 1
Mohr, S., & Khan, O. (2015). 3D printing and its disruptive impacts on supply chains of the
future. Technology Innovation Management Review, 5(11), 20.
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http://www.timreview.ca/sites/default/files/Issue_PDF/TIMReview_November2015.pdf#page=2
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The supply chain and logistics industry has been majorly impacted with 3D printing
technology and is growing with its use. However, there are claims regarding use of the
technology that helps to analyze the technology more briefly. The credentials from the author
shows that there are areas where disruption of 3D printing technology will impact supply chain.
The functions and operations of supply chain will be impacted hugely by the technology. The
summary of key findings and themes are that future of 3D printing technology in supply chain is
great. The 3D printing technology should be evaluated prior to implementation in terms of
flexibility and adaptability. There are seven areas in supply chain which will be impacted by the
use of the technology. The research has been conducted through analyzing the impact of 3D
printing technology in seven key areas in supply chain. The usefulness is that it is used to
identify and understand the areas in supply chain that will be impacted. The other usefulness is
the identification of future opportunities of the technology in supply chain. The limitation is that
the paper does not provide practical aspects of 3D printing technology in supply chain. The other
limitation is that there are no brief description of the technology in supply chain that need to be
taken into account for future opportunities.