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Decentralization and Localization of Production: The Organizational and Economic Consequences of Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing)
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The future organizational landscape may change drastically by mid-century as a result of widespread implementation of 3D printing. This article argues that global will turn local; mega (factories, ships, malls) will become mini; long supply chains will shrink; many jobs will be broadened to combine design, consulting, sales, and production roles; and large organizations will make room for smaller ones. “A once-shuttered warehouse is now a state-of-the art lab where new workers are mastering the 3D printing that has the potential to revolutionize the way we make almost everything.” [President Obama, State of the Union Address, 2013].
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Metadata
- Authors
- Ben-Ner, A., & Siemsen, E.
- Venue
- California Management Review
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2017-02
- Volume
- 59
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 5-23
- ISSN
- 0008-1256 (ISSN-L)
- 2162-8564
- OpenAlex
- W2597986279
- Cited by
- 219
- References
- 0
- FWCI
- 13.46
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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