3D Printing vs. Traditional Flexible Technology: Implications for Operations Strategy
Abstract
We study a firm's manufacturing strategy under two types of flexible production technologies: the traditional flexible technology and 3D printing. Under the traditional flexible technology, capacity becomes more expensive as it handles more product variants; under 3D printing, however, capacity cost is independent of the number of product variants processed. The firm adopts a dedicated technology and one type of flexible technology, either the...
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3D Printing vs. Traditional Flexible Technology: Implications for Operations Strategy
Published Date
Jan 1, 2017
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