Stock or Print? Impact of 3-D Printing on Spare Parts Logistics

Jing-Sheng Song
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Jing-Sheng Song
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Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708
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Yue Zhang
Yue Zhang
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Smeal College of Business, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802
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Jing-Sheng Song

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Jing-Sheng Song

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http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8908-2302

Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708

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Yue Zhang

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http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9110-8740

Smeal College of Business, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802

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Published Online:12 Sep 2019https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2019.3409

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