Reshoring initiatives and implementing new advanced technologies like additive manufacturing can mitigate the lingering effects of the pandemic on global supply chains.
The effects of COVID-19 are rapidly diminishing in the West, with stubborn pockets remaining in China. The impact on global supply chains for manufacturing due to the pandemic has been severe. Supply shortages in everything from advanced memory devices to washing machines have caused the first significant analysis of what robust and efficient supply chains mean in a globalized world.
Reshoring is now the watchword, and the coming wave of new build domestic production facilities represents an opportunity to rethink manufacturing from the ground up. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to implement advanced manufacturing technologies, such as additive manufacturing, into processes from the start of production.
Jim Anderton speaks with industry experts about where additive manufacturing can restart and improve manufacturing supply chains.
Watch part 1 of this series on Additive Manufacturing: Leveling the Playing Field Between Large and Small Business
