From smiling to smirking? 3D printing, upgrading and the restructuring of global value chains

Rehnberg, Märtha; Ponte, Stefano

doi:10.1111/glob.12166

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“…In their perspective article on 3D printing and GVCs, Laplume et al (2016) question if technological advancements can influence the relative density of globally dispersed and localized production networks. As more local firms can participate in the production of high-value components through 3D printing, their need for technological acquisition and/or specialized components through MNE lead firms in GVCs may be reduced, leading to what Rehnberg and Ponte (2018) call ''unbundling'' and ''rebundling'' of GVC activities towards regionalized or even localized GVCs. In this scenario for decentralized GVC network structure, local producers can engage in more transactions with each other, and thus localized production networks may get denser over time.…”

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Global value chains: A review of the multi-disciplinary literature

2020

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This article reviews the rapidly growing domain of global value chain (GVC) research by analyzing several highly cited conceptual frameworks and then appraising GVC studies published in such disciplines as international business, general management, supply chain management, operations management, economic geography, regional and development studies, and international political economy. Building on GVC conceptual frameworks, we conducted the review based on a comparative institutional perspective that encompasses critical governance issues at the micro-, GVC, and macro-levels. Our results indicate that some of these issues have garnered significantly more scholarly attention than others. We suggest several future research topics such as microfoundations of GVC governance, GVC mapping, learning, impact of lead firm ownership and strategy, dynamics of GVC arrangements, value creation and distribution, financialization, digitization, the impact of renewed protectionism, the impact of GVCs on their macro-environment, and chainlevel performance management.

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Section: Network Structurementioning

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Global value chains: A review of the multi-disciplinary literature

2020

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“…A growth of neo-nationalism in trade, manifested by growing protectionism and debates on the 'repatriation of international supply chains' could substantially alter the organization of VCs/PNs. Meanwhile, technological shifts linked to robotics and 3D printing (Rehnberg and Ponte 2017) could lead to new forms of production organization and logistics. Such factors could drive some lead firms into 're-shoring' to their own economies, albeit of different forms of production and work than had previously been the case.…”

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Global value chains and the rise of the Global South: unpacking twenty‐first century polycentric trade

2017

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“…This is in part due to the increasing popularity of consumer-oriented desktop fused deposition modelling (FDM) 3D printers. The concept of “personal manufacturing” is gaining momentum due to the increased applicability of 3D printing in production and manufacturing [ 2 , 3 ]. The ability to produce a component with complex geometry in rapid, cost-effective way lowers the market entry barriers for small companies and start-ups, with applications in e.g., medicine, production of consumer goods, toys, and novelty items [ 4 ].…”

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Monitoring the BTEX Volatiles during 3D Printing with Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) Using Electronic Nose and Proton Transfer Reaction Mass Spectrometry

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Gębicki

et al. 2020

Sensors

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We describe a concept study in which the changes of concentration of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene (BTEX) compounds and styrene within a 3D printer enclosure during printing with different acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) filaments were monitored in real-time using a proton transfer reaction mass spectrometer and an electronic nose. The quantitative data on the concentration of the BTEX compounds, in particular the concentration of carcinogenic benzene, were then used as reference values for assessing the applicability of an array of low-cost electrochemical sensors in monitoring the exposure of the users of consumer-grade fused deposition modelling 3D printers to potentially harmful volatiles. Using multivariate statistical analysis and machine learning, it was possible to determine whether a set threshold limit value for the concentration of BTEX was exceeded with a 0.96 classification accuracy and within a timeframe of 5 min based on the responses of the chemical sensors.

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From smiling to smirking? 3D printing, upgrading and the restructuring of global value chains

Cited by 122 publications

References 45 publications

Global value chains: A review of the multi-disciplinary literature

Global value chains: A review of the multi-disciplinary literature

Global value chains and the rise of the Global South: unpacking twenty‐first century polycentric trade

Monitoring the BTEX Volatiles during 3D Printing with Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) Using Electronic Nose and Proton Transfer Reaction Mass Spectrometry

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