New Progresses and Main Implications in Additive Manufacturing for Operations and Supply Chain Management

Dear Colleagues,

Additive manufacturing is an emerging production technology which has the potential to disrupt the characteristics and performance of operations and supply chains. Unlike conventional manufacturing, it offers the possibility to produce items close to the point of use by adding layers of material, thus, allowing complex shapes to be produced with little material waste. Positive impacts of additive on operations and supply chains include (but are not limited to) reducing the dependency on suppliers, minimizing procurement lead times and inventory levels, and enabling remanufacturing, circular economy, and sustainable development. However, implementing additive manufacturing in organizations does not come without challenges due to the continuous advancements of this manufacturing technology. This poses the need to investigate new progresses, trends, and main implications in this field. The current literature has overlooked this research domain. Therefore, this Special Issue is intended for the presentation of new ideas and experimental results in the domain of additive manufacturing for operations and supply chain management, including both theoretical and practical investigations. As an example, we encourage papers addressing the following research questions:

• How does the adoption of additive manufacturing impact the structure, performance, and resilience of operations and supply chains?
• How can additive manufacturing support circular economy and sustainable development within operations and supply chains?
• What barriers and enablers are encountered in industrial applications of additive manufacturing?
• What guidelines can be developed to facilitate the broader adoption of additive manufacturing?

Related papers:

• Woldesilassiea, T.L., Lemu, H.G., Gutema, E.M., 2024. Impacts of Adopting Additive Manufacturing Process on Supply Chain: Systematic Literature Review. Logistics 8, 3. https://doi.org/10.3390/logistics8010003
• Verboeket, V., Krikke, H., Salmi, M., 2024. Implementing Additive Manufacturing in Orthopedic Shoe Supply Chains—Cost and Lead Time Comparison. Logistics 8, 49. https://doi.org/10.3390/logistics8020049
• Ferraro, S., Baffa, F., Cantini, A., Leoni, L., De Carlo, F., Campatelli, G., 2024. Exploring remanufacturing conveniency: An economic and energetic assessment for a closed-loop supply chain of a mechanical component. Journal of Cleaner Production 458, 142504. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.142504
• Sæterbø, M., Arnarson, H., Yu, H., Solvang, W.D., 2024. Expanding the horizons of metal additive manufacturing: A comprehensive multi-objective optimization model incorporating sustainability for SMEs. Journal of Manufacturing Systems 77, 62–77. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmsy.2024.08.026
• Cardeal, G., Leite, M., Ribeiro, I., 2023. Decision-support model to select spare parts suitable for additive manufacturing, Computers in Industry, Volume 144, 103798, ISSN 0166-3615, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compind.2022.103798.
• Debnath, B., Shakur, M.S., Tanjum, F., Rahman, M.A., Adnan, Z.H., 2022. Impact of Additive Manufacturing on the Supply Chain of Aerospace Spare Parts Industry—A Review. Logistics 6, 28. https://doi.org/10.3390/logistics6020028
• Lolli, F., Coruzzolo, A. M., Peron, M., Sgarbossa, F., 2022. Age-based preventive maintenance with multiple printing options, International Journal of Production Economics, Volume 243, 108339, ISSN 0925-5273, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2021.108339.

Dr. Antonio Maria Coruzzolo
Dr. Alessandra Cantini
Dr. Francesco Lolli
Dr. Filippo De Carlo
Guest Editors

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• additive manufacturing
• 3D Printing
• rapid manufacturing
• remanufacturing
• operations management, supply chain design
• supply chain management
• operations and supply chain resilience