Building Something from Nothing: What is Additive Manufacturing and How Can it Maximize a Competitive Advantage for Marine Corps Distributed Operations?

Abstract

As the Marine Corps continues to move toward its future operating vision, highlighted by distributed forces, the strain on its logistics system intensifies. The Marine Corps must continue to explore solutions that will serve to increase the efficiency and responsiveness of its supply chain within an increasingly complex operational environment that demands distributed operations. One solution to this complex problem is the employment of additive manufacturing, commonly referred to as 3D printing, to infuse flexibility, responsiveness and cost savings to its supply chain network.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 04, 2017
Accession Number
AD1176548

Entities

People

  • Brandon L. Mills

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Additive Construction
  • Additive Manufacturing
  • Assembly
  • Computer-Aided Design
  • Construction
  • Department Of Defense
  • Electron Beam Melting
  • Engineering
  • Fabrication
  • Fused Deposition Modeling
  • Inks
  • Intellectual Property
  • Lithography
  • Logistics
  • Manufacturing
  • Manufacturing Engineering
  • Selective Laser Sintering
  • Supply Chain
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Three Dimensional

Readers

  • Manufacturing Engineering.
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.