Additive Manufacturing in the Aerospace Industryimpact on Purchasing Process

  1. J. Morcillo-Bellido 1
  2. J. Martínez-Fernández 2
  3. J. Morcillo-García 3
  1. 1 Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
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    Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

    Madrid, España

    ROR https://ror.org/03ths8210

  2. 2 Strategic Procurement Manager of Aerospace Platform Systems and Equipment, Paseo John Lennon, s/n, 28906 (Getafe, Madrid)
  3. 3 Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia
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    Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia

    Madrid, España

    ROR https://ror.org/02msb5n36

Libro:
Organizational Engineering in Industry 4.0
  1. Fuente, David de la (ed. lit.)
  2. Raúl Pino (ed. lit.)
  3. Borja Ponte (ed. lit.)
  4. Rafael Rosillo (ed. lit.)

Editorial: Springer Suiza

ISBN: 978-3-030-67707-7 978-3-030-67708-4

Año de publicación: 2021

Páginas: 111-118

Congreso: International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Industrial Management (13. 2021. Gijón)

Tipo: Aportación congreso

Resumen

Additive manufacturing (AM) has become an important tool in manufacturing companies that seek to improve their competitiveness by adapting their manufacturing processes to their customer requirements. In this study, the authors seek to deepen the knowledge about the disruptive potential impact of additive manufacturing (AM) implementation in aerospace sector purchasing processes. During the study it has been analyzed the changes on the purchasing processes, activities, and cost-related issues, when aerospace companies decide to change from their traditional manufacturing models to one new manufacturing model based on AM adoption. Result analysis allow authors to infer quite several relevant changes in terms of purchasing function definitions, investments, and costs involved which could be relevant to consider before AM implementation is decided by aerospace companies.