Assess the role of production as an industry emerges and for the birth and growth of new industries.

Production as an industry emerges and for the birth and growth of new industries.

Assess the role of production as an industry emerges and for the birth and growth of new industries.

Case: Attaran, M. “The rise of 3-D printing: The advantages of additive manufacturing over traditional manufacturing” Business Horizons, 60, pp. 677-688.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0007681317300897

Explain the current state of emergence of the 3-D printing industry and predict the future of the industry, e.g. a printer in every household, mass manufacturing hardware, prototyping and/or specialty manufacturing, etc.