Cathy Morrow Roberson, Founder and Lead Analyst at Logistics Trends and Insights on 3D printing and the delivery sector:
- 3D printing finding its purpose in life
- Bringing the point of manufacture closer to the customer
- Manufacturing and distributing spare parts
- Delivery companies getting involved in 3D printing
- Impact on warehousing and delivery
- Reducing logistics costs
- Shrinking manufacturing lead times
- Cross-border distribution
- Same-day delivery
- Implications for the just-in-time supply chain
- Reducing inventory requirements
- Which sector will next be disrupted by 3D printing?