A digital supply chain for 3D printing and aftermarket parts sector

英国汽车零部件供应链的售后市场正面临着一些长期的挑战，例如零部件的仓库存储成本高昂；由于时间密集型的生产和运输导致物流成本高；以及由于新冠肺炎和英国退欧而产生的低风险弹性，这可能会将交货时间从一周推迟到一整年。数字技术最近已成为实现全球供应链根本性变革的催化剂，它利用自动化、分析和智能的力量来提高效率、可见性、可持续性和韧性。在这个项目中，Autentica正在建立一个网络平台，通过结合三大数字技术，将3D打印汽车零部件的数字文件直接传输到机器中，以帮助彻底改变售后市场和汽车零部件供应链：*附加制造技术可以通过3D打印按需交付定制备件。*分布式分类帐技术，支持基于私人持有的区块链的各方之间的独立认证交易，跟踪、追踪，促进信任和保护知识产权。*人工智能技术，可以利用知识和数据来自动化和促进决策制定这些技术将整合到Autentica的3D打印备件在线数字市场中，提供以下功能：*3D模型设计师存储，为售后市场和汽车零部件保护和营销他们的模型。*智能匹配流程支持客户的市场搜索，确保根据他们的需求检索最相关的模型。*在多个产品匹配请求的情况下，智能供应商选择帮助客户根据数据驱动的供应商概况做出决定。根据以上概述，成功部署和采用拟议的市场将是迈向新的数字化售后市场和汽车零部件供应链的重要一步，从而：*3D打印备件设计者可以轻松接触到全球客户。以安全的方式提供模型，保护他们的知识产权。*制造商可以购买3D模型，使用他们自己的附加制造基础设施来制造备件。*制造服务提供商购买模型，以建立备件并将其交付给没有附加制造能力的客户，包括零部件分销商和零售商。这样的数字供应链对利物浦城地区的变革性影响将是多方面的：经济：降低成本、增加利润和加强当地生产；社会：刺激零配件行业并创造就业机会；环境：减少材料和能源消耗的浪费，进而减少二氧化碳。

The aftermarket in automotive spare parts supply chain in the UK is facing a number of perennial challenges, such as costly warehouse storage of spare parts; high logistics costs due to time-intensive production and shipping; and low-risk resilience due to Covid-19 and Brexit which can delay delivery times from a week to a full year.Digital technologies have emerged recently as catalysts in delivering a radical transformation to global supply chains by leveraging, among others, the power of automation, analytics and intelligence to improve efficiency, visibility, sustainability and resilience. In this project, Autentica is building a web platform to stream digital files for 3D printed car parts straight into machines by combining three major digital technologies to help revolutionise the aftermarket and automotive spare parts supply chain:* Additive manufacturing technologies can deliver made-to-order spare parts on demand through 3D printing.* Distributed ledger technologies, which support independently authenticated transactions between parties based on a privately held blockchain, tracking, tracing promoting trust and protecting intellectual property.* Artificial intelligence technologies, which can exploit knowledge and data to automate and facilitate decision makingThese technologies will be integrated within Autentica's online digital marketplace for 3D printed spare parts providing the following functionality:* 3D model designers store, protect and market their models for aftermarket and automotive spare parts.* Intelligent matchmaking processes support customers in their marketplace searches, ensuring the most relevant models are retrieved based on their requirements.* In cases where multiple products match a request, intelligent supplier selection helps customers decide, based on data-driven supplier profiling.Based on the above outline, successful deployment and adoption of the proposed marketplace will be a major step towards a new, digital aftermarket and automotive spare parts supply chain so that:* 3D-printed spare parts designers can have easy access to customers worldwide, providing their models in a safe manner that protects their intellectual property.* Manufacturers can purchase 3D models to build spare parts using their own additive manufacturing infrastructure.* Manufacturing service providers purchase models to build and deliver spare parts to customers without additive manufacturing capabilities, including part distributors and retailers.The transformative impact of such a digital supply chain for Liverpool City Region will be multifaceted: economic: reducing costs, increasing profits and strengthening local production; social: stimulating the spare parts industry and creating jobs; environmental: reducing waste both in materials and energy consumption and, in turn, Co2\.