Advances in Materials Science and Engineering

Research Article

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

Table 2

Setting of parameters in Scheme  1.
Country ADistance 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 APC 
 5 days3 days2 days 
 Distance between DCC and APCDistance between PC and APC  
 2 days1 day  
Country DDistance between PD and DCD   
 2 days   
Distance between the portsDistance between PA and PCDistance between PB and PCDistance between PC and PD 
 15 days18 days23 days