Advances in Materials Science and Engineering

Research Article

Research on the Impact of 3D Printing on the International Supply Chain

Table 12

Setting of parameters in Scheme  4.
Country A Distance between OA and PADistance between PA and DCA  
 4 days2 days  
Country BDistance between OB and PBDistance between PB and DCB  
 4 days2 days  
Country CDistance between PC and PPCαDistance between PC and PPCβDistance between PPCα and APCDistance between PPCβ and APC
 1 day2 days1 day1 day
 Processing time in PPCαProcessing time in PPCβAssembling time in APCDistance between DCC and APC
 5 days3 days2 days2 days
 Distance between PC and APC   
 1 day   
Country DDistance between PD and PPDαDistance between PD and PPDβDistance between PPDα and APDDistance between PPDβ and APD
 1 day1 day2 days1 day
 Processing time in PPDαProcessing time in PPDβAssembling time in APDDistance between DCD and APD
 5 days3 days2 days2 days
Distance between the portsDistance between PA and PCDistance between PB and PCDistance between PA and PDDistance between PB and PD
 15 days18 days20 days35 days