Innovation

Simplificaon across the supply chain

The proposals made in terms of 3DP will mean simultaneous changes to the supply chain operaons of the mines using the technology. These changes to the point of manufacture, inventory, equipment, labour, transportaon, and products stand to be significantly simplified, seeing a far more efficient use of financial and material resources in future. As the complexity of the exisng supply chains gives way to true ondemand in-sourcing of parts, operaons strategies and policies would need to be adapted in order to ensure effecveness.

The Way Of The Future

In the coming years, we are bound to see 3DP disseminated and normalised in our daily lives, but not before it radically redefines various stages of producon and manufacturing. In the mining industry, where the focus is output and producvity, 3DP stands to hold the answer to driving efficiency and creang mining-specific soluons in a largely sustainable manner