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Benchmarking needs: are there any real storefronts that provide on-demand printed goods?
Real issue: developing Distributed Quality Control - the holy grail of distributed manufacturing. - OSE
Mass customization: holy grail of manufacturing - [1]. Case for 3 Day Car. Demise of mass manufacturing: cyclical demand and car mfg make profit when running 80%+ capacity
Amazon 3D printing storefront, but not on-demand production. Dated, 2013 -[2]. In The Everything Store, Bezos is reported as having considered on-demand manufacturing.