Cerdas et al. (2017)Cerdas, F., Juraschek, M., Thiede, S., & Herrmann, C. (2017). Life cycle assessment of 3D printed products in a distributed manufacturing system. Journal of Industrial Ecology, 21(S1), S80-S93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jiec.12618. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jiec.12618...
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Life Cycle Assessment of 3D Printed Products in a Distributed Manufacturing System |
Journal of Industrial Ecology |
Compares a conventional mass scale centralized manufacturing system (CMS) against a 3D printing‐supported distributed manufacturing system (DMS) on the basis of the production of one frame for eyeglasses using the life cycle assessment methodology |
Frame for eyeglasses |
LCA-based approach |
The greatest contribution of DMS corresponded to printing electricity (70% of the life cycle for Climate Change, Acidification, and Depletion of Abiotic Resources). For CMS, the largest contribution was the production of acetic acid and acetic anhydride |
Kellens et al. (2017a)Kellens, K., Baumers, M., Gutowski, T. G., Flanagan, W., Lifset, R., & Duflou, J. R. (2017a). Environmental dimensions of additive manufacturing: mapping application domains and their environmental implications. Journal of Industrial Ecology, 21(S1), S49-S68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jiec.12629. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jiec.12629...
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Environmental Dimensions of Additive Manufacturing: Mapping Application Domains and Their Environmental NImplications |
Journal of Industrial Ecology |
Provides an overview of currently available studies analyzing the environmental dimensions of AM, encompassing life cycle stages from material production to the part manufacturing and use phase up to the waste treatment of the AM production waste |
Articles |
Literature review |
AM requires a higher demand for specific energy because it has a longer cycle time, and the need for support structures, generating environmental impacts in the manufacturing phase |
Peng & Sun (2017)Peng, T., & Sun, W. (2017). Energy modelling for FDM 3D printing from a life cycle perspective. International Journal of Manufacturing Research, 11(1), 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJMR.2017.10003722. http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJMR.2017.1000...
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Energy modelling for FDM 3D printing from a life cycle perspective |
International Journal of Manufacturing Research |
Analyze the energy consumption of FDM processes and analyze the potential for energy efficiency of 3D printing from a life cycle perspective |
Plastic materials |
LCA-based approach |
N/A |
Ingarao et al. (2018)Ingarao, G., Priarone, P. C., Deng, Y., & Paraskevas, D. (2018). Environmental modelling of aluminium based components manufacturing routes: additive manufacturing versus machining versus forming. Journal of Cleaner Production, 176, 261-275. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.12.115. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2017...
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Environmental modelling of aluminum based components manufacturing routes: Additive manufacturing versus machining versus forming |
Journal of Cleaner Production |
Perform a comparison of manufacturing approaches (Selective Laser Sintering, SLM, conventional machining and forming processes) for aluminum-based components |
AA-7075 T6 aluminum alloy, with 4 different geometries |
LCA-based approach |
N/A |
Li et al. (2017)Li, Y., Jia, G., Cheng, Y., & Hu, Y. (2017). Additive manufacturing technology in spare parts supply chain: a comparative study. International Journal of Production Research, 55(5), 1498-1515. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2016.1231433. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2016....
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Additive manufacturing technology in spare parts supply chain: a comparative study |
International Journal of Production Research |
Investigate the effects of AM to produce spare parts and compare the total costs and carbon emissions of a supply chain that uses AM (centralized and distributed) with a conventional. |
Spare parts supply chain |
Simulation method SD (System dynamics) |
Most of the carbon emissions come from the preparation of raw material for production, as AM requires greater energy demand (314 MJ/kg compared to 209 MJ/kg) |
Mrazović et al. (2018)Mrazović, N., Baumers, M., Hague, R., & Fischer, M. (2018). Guiding building professionals in selecting additive manufacturing technologies to produce building components. Materials Today Communications, 15, 199-202. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2018.02.012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2018....
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Guiding building professionals in selecting additive manufacturing technologies to produce building components |
Materials Today Communications |
Develop an evaluation method with the aim of informing construction professionals about the multicriteria comparative logic between AM and CM for the production of specific construction components |
Window frame and a bracket |
LCA-based approach |
LCA studies have shown an environmental impact up to 87% lower in AM, for water and energy consumption, human health, ozone depletion, and acidification impacts |
Ford & Despeisse (2016)Ford, S., & Despeisse, M. (2016). Additive manufacturing and sustainability: an exploratory study of the advantages and challenges. Journal of Cleaner Production, 137, 1573-1587. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.04.150. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2016...
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Additive manufacturing and sustainability: an exploratory study of the advantages and challenges |
Journal of Cleaner Production |
Answer the question: how does additive manufacturing allow for more sustainable models of production and consumption? |
A case study in 16 companies that use AM |
LCA-based approach |
Material and energy savings in production, reduction of material processing toxicity, reduced energy intensity and reduction of waste generation |
Kohtala (2015)Kohtala, C. (2015). Addressing sustainability in research on distributed production: an integrated literature review. Journal of Cleaner Production, 106, 654-668. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.09.039. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2014...
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Addressing sustainability in research on distributed production: an integrated literature review |
Journal of Cleaner Production |
Examines what aspects of distributed production researchers are studying when they aim to establish links to sustainability beyond simply economic sustainability |
Articles |
Literature review |
AM has benefits such as reduced electricity consumption and reduced waste |
Chen et al. (2015)Chen, D., Heyer, S., Ibbotson, S., Salonitis, K., Steingrímsson, J. G., & Thiede, S. (2015). Direct digital manufacturing: definition, evolution, and sustainability implications. Journal of Cleaner Production, 107, 615-625. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.05.009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2015...
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Direct digital manufacturing: definition, evolution, and sustainability implications |
Journal of Cleaner Production |
Analysis of direct digital manufacturing from different perspectives in comparison to various traditional manufacturing paradigms, in order to provide a basis for manufacturers to use in improving their manufacturing systems |
N/A |
N/A |
The selective laser sintering process is significantly more energy-intensive than the injection molding process. |
Peng et al. (2018)Peng, T., Kellens, K., Tang, R., Chen, C., & Chen, G. (2018). Sustainability of additive manufacturing: an overview on its energy demand and environmental impact. Additive Manufacturing, 21, 694-704. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2018.04.022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2018.0...
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Sustainability of additive manufacturing: An overview on its energy demand and environmental impact |
Additive Manufacturing |
Provide an overview of the sustainability of additive manufacturing |
Articles |
Literature review |
AM has the potential to reduce the amount of raw materials needed in the supply chain, reduce the need for energy-intensive, waste, and polluting manufacturing processes, and allow for more efficient and flexible product design |
Attaran (2017)Attaran, M. (2017). The rise of 3-D printing: the advantages of additive manufacturing over traditional manufacturing. Business Horizons, 60(5), 677-688. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bushor.2017.05.011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bushor.2017....
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The rise of 3-D printing: The advantages of additive manufacturing over traditional manufacturing |
Business Horizons |
Identify and highlight the challenges of implementing additive manufacturing. Discuss the advantages compared to traditional manufacturing and explore the impact on the supply chain |
N/A |
N/A |
AM contributes less to the environmental footprint. The technology generates less waste since only the necessary materials are consumed |
Pour et al. (2016)Pour, M. A., Zanardini, M., Bacchetti, A., & Zanoni, S. (2016). Additive manufacturing impacts on productions and logistics systems. IFAC-PapersOnLine, 49(12), 1679-1684. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ifacol.2016.07.822. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ifacol.2016....
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Additive Manufacturing Impacts on Productions and Logistics Systems |
IFAC-PapersOnLine |
Present analysis to represent how AM's industrial applications could create distinctions between conventional technologies and explain the need to reconfigure production, distribution and logistics processes |
N/A |
Literature review |
The advantages in relation to the sustainability aspects of the AM are still uncertain since the research was restricted to analyze case studies and general discussions. However, the main effort has been to emphasize the MA's strengths and make them more achievable |
Saade et al. (2020)Saade, M. R. M., Yahia, A., & Amor, B. (2020). How has LCA been applied to 3D printing? A systematic literature review and recommendations for future studies. Journal of Cleaner Production, 244, 118803. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.118803. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019...
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How has LCA been applied to 3D printing? A systematic literature review and recommendations for future studies |
Journal of Cleaner Production |
Evaluate studies on the environmental impacts of the MA life cycle and identify the main challenges and trends in load measurements |
Articles |
Literature review |
Relative to the values of the global warming potential (GWP) in comparison with conventional manufacturing (CM), the AM processes were presented as advantageous in the most part of the cases |
Fruggiero et al. (2019)Fruggiero, F., Lambiase, A., Bonito, R., & Fera, M. (2019). The load of sustainability for additive manufacturing processes. Procedia Manufacturing, 41, 375-382. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.promfg.2019.09.022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.promfg.2019....
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The load of sustainability for Additive Manufacturing processes |
Procedia Manufacturing |
To estimate energy consumption in Additive Manufacturing (AM) for relevant technologies such as Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS) and Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) under different products and process specifications. A comparison among subtractive and additive technologies was made to weigh the impact of direct and indirect consumption of the new technology |
Different geometric shapes (called ID1, ID2, ID3) |
LCA-based approach |
AM is more efficient, regarding consumption and environmental impact due to large amounts of waste material in the MC |
Kunovjanek & Reiner (2020)Kunovjanek, M., & Reiner, G. (2020). How will the diffusion of additive manufacturing impact the raw material supply chain process? International Journal of Production Research, 58(5), 1540-1554. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2019.1661537. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2019....
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How will the diffusion of additive manufacturing impact the raw material supply chain process? |
International Journal of Production Research |
Simulate the reduction of material stocks through the adoption of AM in the manufacturing industry and point out the implications for supply chains |
Different scenarios |
Systems dynamics – Monte Carlo Simulation |
AM has the potential to directly reduce raw material inventories near to 4% |
Niaki et al. (2019)Niaki, M. K., Torabi, S. A., & Nonino, F. (2019). Why manufacturers adopt additive manufacturing technologies: the role of sustainability. Journal of Cleaner Production, 222, 381-392. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.03.019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019...
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Why manufacturers adopt additive manufacturing technologies: The role of sustainability |
Journal of Cleaner Production |
Identify which factors motivate the adoption of the AM and understand the role of your sustainability benefits |
Respondents' responses |
Empirical data collection and questionnaire application |
The MA can result in a non-polluting value chain. The lightweight opportunity can also result in energy and raw material savings, offering economic benefits while sustaining resource and energy conservation throughout the entire product life cycle |
Tziantopoulos et al. (2019)Tziantopoulos, K., Tsolakis, N., Vlachos, D., & Tsironis, L. (2019). Supply chain reconfiguration opportunities arising from additive manufacturing technologies in the digital era. Production Planning and Control, 30(7), 510-521. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2018.1540052. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2018....
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Supply chain reconfiguration opportunities arising from additive manufacturing technologies in the digital era |
Production Planning and Control |
Discuss the main decisions concerned in the design and management of supply chains specified by the technologies of the AM principles and identify the predominant factors that establish the viability of related networks |
Articles |
Literature review |
The supply chains defined by the adoption of AM technologies need to be investigated based on a technological perspective, of raw material, and market aspects, because although there is less waste of materials, the types of materials are restricted |
Afshari et al. (2019)Afshari, H., Searcy, C., & Jaber, M. Y. (2019). The role of eco-innovation drivers in promoting additive manufacturing in supply chains. International Journal of Production Economics. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2019.107538. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2019.10...
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The role of eco-innovation drivers in promoting additive manufacturing in supply chains |
International Journal of Production Economics |
Develop an original mathematical model to investigate the influence of eco-innovation factors on supply chain performance |
Different parameters used for the optimization |
Mathematical modeling |
Market share is not the main factor that promotes the implementation of AM in supply chains. In economies of scale, AM still needs technological improvement. In small-scale markets, AM is more suitable for supply chains, since total cost and environmental impact are lower than in the CM |