...Arriana Nwodu; Zhengqian Jiang; Maxim Dulebenets; Weihong Guo; Hui Wang Manufacturers should repurpose their supply chain quickly in response to a new demand, which reflects a surge in market needs over a certain period of time. The ability to meet this demand depends on the reconfigurability...

.... It is suitable for meeting time-sensitive demands, such as the outbreak of disasters or epidemics/pandemics. Compared to traditional manufacturing, FiB poses a new challenge of frequently reconfiguring supply chain networks since the final production location changes as the vehicle carrying the factory travels...

..., and manufacturing have been innovating the current manufacturing industry from the process level to the entire supply chain. Most existing research on AM is focused on process improvement and new materials, largely neglecting the potential economic and environmental benefits enabled by AM supply chains...