Sustainability assessment of additive manufacturing in the presence of uncertainties

Abstract

Additive manufacturing AM has gained enormous attention in the present digital era of sustainable manufacturing It is popularly known as 3D printing and is one of the foundations of the fourth industrial revolution i e Industry 4 0 Despite the unique advantages offered by AM there is a hesitation in purchasing a 3D printer and including it in the manufacturing route Although it is adopted by some industries its rate of adoption is not high as predicted in the past One of the main reas...