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Is COVID-19 the "Catalyst" to Incorporate 3D Printing Technology into the Manufacturing Industry?
Maria Mavri1, Vangelis Mennis1
1Quantitative Methods Laboratory, Department of Business Administration, University of the Aegean, Chios, Greece.
Abstract:
The contribution of the fight against COVID-19 to the incorporation of 3D printing technology into the manufacturing industry is the research question of this study. By observing the structure of initiatives of hobbyists and enterprises in the 3D printing industry that are printing health care equipment for nursing staff, we conclude that 3D printing technology could be used for mass production under a different production model. We propose two different typologies of a factory's structure, calling them "Adjust-Semi Cloud Factory 1" and "Semi-Cloud Factory 2." To measure the effectiveness of these new types of factories, we propose a framework based on characteristics and aspects of knowledge management.
