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How additive manufacturing allows products to absorb variety in use: Empirical evidence from the defensive industry (2020)
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Davies, P., Parry, G., Alves, K., & Ng, I. (2022). How additive manufacturing allows products to absorb variety in use: Empirical evidence from the defensive industry. Production Planning and Control, 33(2-3), 175-192. https://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2020.1810763

The normative assumption holds that a product’s structural and functional elements are fixed pre-production to support manufacturing efficiency. Firms servitizing are faced with delivering resources for customers in context and absorbing contextual v... Read More about How additive manufacturing allows products to absorb variety in use: Empirical evidence from the defensive industry.