The Management of Additive Manufacturing: Enhancing Business Value (Springer Series in Advanced Manufacturing) - Softcover

Khorram Niaki, Mojtaba; Nonino, Fabio

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3319858823 ISBN 13: 9783319858821

Publisher: Springer, 2019

Synopsis

Presents case studies to enable readers to understand current and potential applications of additive manufacturing (AM)

Includes the technical and scientific background of AM as well as a discussion of the technology’s application in real business models

Provides business leaders with a guide to the selection and implementation of AM and the related supply and manufacturing processes in different industrial environments

About this title

About the Author

​Mojtaba Khorram Niaki

Fabio Nonino

From the Back Cover

This book introduces readers to additive technology and its application in different business sectors. It explores the fundamental impact additive has on technology, particularly on operations, innovation, supply chains, the environment and customer relations. Subsequently, on the basis of a broad survey of the best technology adopters, it offers advice on how to enhance business value by implementing the technology in different industrial and commercial environments.

Additive manufacturing (AM) is a new area of manufacturing that has already brought about phenomenal changes to industry and business models. It affects nearly all aspects of the managerial and organizational thinking that was applied to conventional manufacturing. Currently, the technology is being adopted in manufacturing areas that involve high-value products with complex geometries, and small to medium production volumes. It boosts the productivity of new product development processes by slashing costs, reducingtime and promoting creativity and innovativeness. Further, it shrinks supply chains by bringing firms closer to their customers. This unique book offers abundant empirical and practical evidence confirming the value of this new technology.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3319858823
• ISBN 13: 9783319858821
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 257