Global value chains from a 3D printing perspective

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 595-609

  Laplume, André O ^a   Petersen, Bent ^b   Pearce, Joshua M ^c  

^a MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of International Economics and Management   (Denmark)

^c Michigan Technological University   (United States)

Author keywords

3D printing; additive manufacturing; geographic density; geographic span; value chain

Indexed keywords

EID: 84973307772     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jibs.2015.47     Document Type: Review

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