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Originally Posted by aka123
How? Changing catalog of products to catalog of models is not that different, especially in webshop, where you can't see the physical product anyway. Mostly this affects to maintaining stock, but even now manufacturing by order (make to order, MTO) is used for example for cars. You get a set of options and "build" your own car.
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By shortening the distance and lowering the costs between buyer and seller. 3d printing will fundamentally change manufacturing as we know it and how and where products are sourced.