This review discusses two articles on the implications of 3D printing. The first article focuses on 3D printing in food fabrication, while the second article discusses the economic implications of the technology. Both articles offer valuable insights and recommend the adoption of 3D printing.
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1REVIEW: 3D PRINTING 1stReference: Sun, J., Zhou, W., Huang, D., Fuh, J. Y., & Hong, G. S. (2015). An overview of 3D printing technologies for food fabrication.Food and bioprocess technology,8(8), 1605-1615. URL:https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/5af4/0273f1cccb6722438df03f57c1f456cf4233.pdf Sun et al., (2015) has attempted providing an overview of the 3D printing in food fabrication process. The authors of the reviewed article have claimed that the consumable goods (foods) can be fabricated and designed according to the individual need. The paper has pursued the objective of identifying and summarising all the steps that are involved in food fabrication with the assistance of 3D printing. They have even attempted at predicting the future direction in which the 3D printing can take food fabrication. The authors have stated that the deemed technology will offer a personalised nutritional experience to the consumers because the food can be fabricated as per the nutritional demand of the individual consumers. According to the authors, the discussed technology will also assist in food supply chain management. The reviewed article is an interesting, knowledgeable and very well-structured. However, lack of factual argument can be considered as the only obvious drawback of the article. RECOMMENDATION: Food industry is one of the most profitable industry, and introduction of 3D printing has enhanced the profitability. Hence, it is recommended that the discussed technology should be adopt it at large scale while taking appropriate care of the security and operational challenges that the system may offer. 2ndReference: Weller, C., Kleer, R., & Piller, F. T. (2015). Economic implications of 3D printing: Market structuremodelsinlightofadditivemanufacturingrevisited.InternationalJournalof Production Economics,164, 43-56. URL: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Frank_Piller/publication/276898572_Economic_Implica tions_of_3D_Printing_Market_Structure_Models_Revisited/links/ 562a41f608aef25a243ff3f6/Economic-Implications-of-3D-Printing-Market-Structure- Models-Revisited.pdf
2REVIEW: 3D PRINTING Weller, Kleer & Piller, (2015), in the discussed article, has attempted at citing the economic implication of the 3D printing. The authors have called the discussed technology as “the spark of a new industrial revolution”. The authors have assessed the implication at firm and industry level individually to enhance the understanding of the implication cited by the discussed technology. In the research process, they identified “a set of seven propositions” which they claim has paved the way for future scholarly work on the subject. The core argument offered by the reviewed article is that an organisation earns an increased profit on adoption of the technology. While, from a market’s perspective, the organisation gains competitive advantage because at a particular instance the organisation can serve multiple markets. Hence, it can be stated that the paper has stayed true to the objective and served what it aimed at achieving. Additionally, no drawback of the paper has been identified. RECOMMENDATION: The reviewed article has declared that 3D printing offers economic sustainability to an organisationandhence,shouldbeadopted.Thesameisrecommendedbecausethe technology can offer an efficient product with excellent quality and a reduced resource wastage which in the process will offer organisational sustainability.
3REVIEW: 3D PRINTING Bibliography: Sun, J., Zhou, W., Huang, D., Fuh, J. Y., & Hong, G. S. (2015). An overview of 3D printing technologies for food fabrication.Food and bioprocess technology,8(8), 1605-1615. Weller, C., Kleer, R., & Piller, F. T. (2015). Economic implications of 3D printing: Market structure models in light of additive manufacturing revisited.International Journal of Production Economics,164, 43-56.