Learning from supply disruptions caused by SARS-CoV-2: use of additive manufacturing as a resilient response for public procurement

IF 1.6 Q3 PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION Journal of Public Procurement Pub Date : 2021-10-24 DOI:10.1108/jopp-11-2020-0079
Matthias M. Meyer, Andreas H. Glas, Michael Essig
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Purpose The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has had severe effects on economies worldwide and, in particular, on public institutions that must keep their operations running while supply chains are interrupted. The purpose of this study is to examine how public institutions act during a pandemic to ensure the security of supply. Design/methodology/approach The distinct focus is if, why and how public institutions have adopted additive manufacturing (AM) – a production technology colloquially known as three-dimensional printing in which a product is created by joining raw material layer by layer based on a digital model (computer-aided design [CAD] file) of the product – in reaction to supply disruptions caused by the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. For this purpose, four cases within the context of the pandemic supply disruption are used as the units of analysis. Findings The findings are twofold: public institutions reacted, on the one hand, with a behavioral solution approach, trying to solve the supply disruption with new or changed forms of cooperation and collaboration. On the other hand, public institutions used a technical solution approach (TSA) as a supply disruption response and intensified their use of AM. Research limitations/implications This research derives an implications model that focuses on the TSA. Considering the ex ante and ex post phases of the disruption, several effects of AM on resilience are identified. The most relevant is the long-term learning effect (i.e. AM data created during this disruption might also help in a new disruption). Practical implications Practitioners who act under extreme pressure and uncertainty are informed by cases that have managed to close bottleneck situations with either a behavioral or TSA. Specific strategies are given for how public buyers could use AM within a pandemic situation to mitigate supply bottlenecks, such as increasing their robustness by localizing sourcing and increasing agility by combining traditional and additive supply sources. Additionally, insights are provided into how public organizations can increase their level of preparedness by including disruption paragraphs, establishing CAD databases, in contract clauses and keeping reserve contracts with AM service providers. Originality/value This research contrasts behavioral and technical solution concepts for a pandemic in the public sector. Thus, it provides insights into the relative benefits of AM and causes and effect with regard to how AM affects supply robustness and agility.
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从SARS-CoV-2造成的供应中断中吸取教训:使用增材制造作为公共采购的弹性应对措施
SARS-CoV-2大流行对全球经济产生了严重影响,特别是对那些在供应链中断时必须保持运营的公共机构。本研究的目的是研究公共机构在大流行期间如何采取行动以确保供应安全。设计/方法/方法不同的重点是公共机构是否、为什么以及如何采用增材制造(AM)——一种俗称三维打印的生产技术,在这种生产技术中,根据产品的数字模型(计算机辅助设计[CAD]文件)逐层加入原材料来创建产品——以应对SARS-CoV-2大流行造成的供应中断。为此目的,采用大流行供应中断背景下的四个病例作为分析单位。研究结果有两个方面:一方面,公共机构采取了行为解决方法,试图通过新的或改变的合作与协作形式来解决供应中断问题。另一方面,公共机构使用技术解决方案方法(TSA)作为供应中断响应,并加强了AM的使用。研究局限/启示本研究提出了一个以交通安全管理局为中心的启示模型。考虑到破坏的前后阶段,确定了AM对弹性的几种影响。最相关的是长期学习效应(即在这次中断期间创建的AM数据也可能有助于新的中断)。实践启示:在极端压力和不确定性下采取行动的从业人员可以从成功地通过行为或TSA关闭瓶颈情况的案例中获得信息。针对公共买家如何在大流行情况下使用增材制造来缓解供应瓶颈,给出了具体策略,例如通过本地化采购来增强其稳健性,以及通过结合传统和增材供应来源来提高灵活性。此外,还提供了关于公共组织如何通过在合同条款中加入中断段落、建立CAD数据库以及与AM服务提供商签订储备合同来提高其准备水平的见解。独创性/价值本研究对比了公共部门流行病的行为和技术解决方案概念。因此,它提供了关于AM如何影响供应稳健性和敏捷性的相对好处和因果关系的见解。
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Journal of Public Procurement
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期刊介绍: The Journal of Public Procurement (JOPP) seeks to further the understanding of public procurement. JOPP publishes original, high-quality research that explores the theories and practices of public procurement. The journal ensures that high-quality research is collected and disseminated widely to both academics and practitioners, and provides a forum for debate. It covers all subjects relating to the purchase of goods, services and works by public organizations at a local, regional, national and international level. JOPP is multi-disciplinary, with a broad approach towards methods and styles of research as well as the level of issues addressed. The Journal welcomes the submission of papers from researchers internationally. The journal welcomes research papers, narrative essays, exemplar cases, forums, and book reviews.
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