A maturity model to enhance the adoption of Additive Manufacturing in spare part provisioning in South Africa
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description: The fourth industrial revolution (4IR) demands a significant change in the way businesses operate. The previous three industrial revolutions were initiated from the market and demanded that organisations adopt to the market requirements for more cost-effective, high-volume and standardised products. The 4IR started with the advent of several new disruptive technologies that will require a rethink of business models and customisation according to the process and customer requirements. One of the most disruptive technologies of 4IR is additive manufacturing(AM). 3D printing (3DP) is not the same as AM, but is a terminology commonly used by the general public. See ASTM F2792 for accurate definitions and the difference between 3DP and AM. The current provisioning system for spare parts is based on a linear supply chain philosophy whereas successful participation in 4IR requires a focus on real-time customer demand, infused with agility and integrated in the global ecosystem. AM also requires a change in paradigms from a linear paradigm in design and manufacturing based on the avoidance of complexity to a non-linear paradigm where complexity needs to be embraced and solved through new systemic and ecosystem-based thinking. It is difficult for organisations when they want to adopt AM for spare part provisioning to contemplate the systemicrelationship between all the risk areas in the business as well as to understand the disruptive impact of the adoption on the organisation. This contributes to the slow adoption of AM in spare part provisioning. Therefore, the aim of this research is to develop a solution that can assist in enhancing the adoption of AM in spare part provisioning. The implementation of this model is beyond the scope of this thesis and can be conducted as part of further research in this field. Utilising the elaborated action design research method within the design science research paradigm, a multidimensional maturity model was developed to improve the sl…
abstract: The fourth industrial revolution (4IR) demands a significant change in the way businesses operate. The previous three industrial revolutions were initiated from the market and demanded that organisations adopt to the market requirements for more cost-effective, high-volume and standardised products. The 4IR started with the advent of several new disruptive technologies that will require a rethink of business models and customisation according to the process and customer requirements. One of the most disruptive technologies of 4IR is additive manufacturing(AM). 3D printing (3DP) is not the same as AM, but is a terminology commonly used by the general public. See ASTM F2792 for accurate definitions and the difference between 3DP and AM. The current provisioning system for spare parts is based on a linear supply chain philosophy whereas successful participation in 4IR requires a focus on real-time customer demand, infused with agility and integrated in the global ecosystem. AM also requires a change in paradigms from a linear paradigm in design and manufacturing based on the avoidance of complexity to a non-linear paradigm where complexity needs to be embraced and solved through new systemic and ecosystem-based thinking. It is difficult for organisations when they want to adopt AM for spare part provisioning to contemplate the systemicrelationship between all the risk areas in the business as well as to understand the disruptive impact of the adoption on the organisation. This contributes to the slow adoption of AM in spare part provisioning. Therefore, the aim of this research is to develop a solution that can assist in enhancing the adoption of AM in spare part provisioning. The implementation of this model is beyond the scope of this thesis and can be conducted as part of further research in this field. Utilising the elaborated action design research method within the design science research paradigm, a multidimensional maturity model was developed to improve the sl…
author: Harmse, Willem Hendrik
language: en
keywords: Additive manufacturing, systems thinking, fourth Industrial Revolution, evolution, linear, non-linear, design science research, elaborated action design science research, provisioning system, business risk, maturity model
date published: 2022
date modified: 2026-07-24T03:33:45Z
provider: North-West University (South Africa)
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
type: WebPage
source organization: North-West University (South Africa).

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