SBIR Phase I: Scalable and spatially distributed supply chain management system

SBIR 第一阶段：可扩展的空间分布式供应链管理系统

• 批准号: 1937914
• 负责人: Omar Metwally
• 金额: $ 22.5万
• 依托单位: LOGISOME INC
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2019-10-01 至 2020-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1937914&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; Scalable; spatially; distributed

The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) project is to accelerate product development and domestic manufacturing by introducing a new method of fabricating products in a geographically distributed manner. The United States enjoys global prominence as a hub for cutting-edge research and creative design. However, investment has migrated overseas where many products have been manufactured with lower labor costs and less stringent environmental regulations, including shifting prototyping, design work and initial production overseas. Shifting accessibility and agility of manufacturing from factories to owner-operated 3D printers can accelerate cycle times, spur innovation among American companies, and in some cases reduce the risks associated with product development. Moreover, it has the potential to create jobs as more individuals can participate in the manufacturing process, while introducing American households to 3D printing technology and workforce collaboration utilizing distributed ledger technology.This SBIR Phase I project proposes to construct a supply chain and intellectual property management system on a distributed ledger. We will focus initially on concrete examples to show potential for new modes of prototyping and collaboration at the nexus of 3D printing and distributed ledgers. Initial archetypes focus on thermoplastics that can be 3D printed and assembled in a modular manner, beginning with small parts less than 25 cm in length. In the process of designing and 3D printing these products, we are also creating a database of industrial design motifs enabling larger objects to be constructed from reusable component parts. This system will coordinate a network of privately owned 3D printers; when a customer places an order, each individual part will be shipped to the customer from collaborators with 3D printers. As industrial design motifs is recorded in an open manner, the success of a motif is closely linked to the creator of the work, incentivizing collaborative and iterative product development by closely tying the success of a product to the individuals who contributed to its design and fabrication. Key goals of this Phase I project include analyzing core elements of this proposed distributed model of manufacturing, including order fulfillment, logistics, cost analysis,intellectual property attribution, and quality control.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

该小企业创新研究 (SBIR) 项目的更广泛影响/商业潜力是通过引入一种以地理分布方式制造产品的新方法来加速产品开发和国内制造。美国作为尖端研究和创意设计的中心享有全球声誉。然而，投资已转移到海外，许多产品的制造劳动力成本较低，环境法规也较宽松，包括将原型设计、设计工作和初始生产转移到海外。将制造的可及性和敏捷性从工厂转移到业主运营的 3D 打印机可以加快周期时间，刺激美国公司的创新，并在某些情况下降低与产品开发相关的风险。此外，随着更多人可以参与制造过程，它有潜力创造就业机会，同时向美国家庭介绍3D打印技术和利用分布式账本技术的劳动力协作。该SBIR第一期项目建议构建供应链和知识产权管理分布式账本上的系统。我们将首先关注具体示例，以展示 3D 打印和分布式账本关系中新的原型设计和协作模式的潜力。 最初的原型侧重于可以 3D 打印并以模块化方式组装的热塑性塑料，从长度小于 25 厘米的小部件开始。在设计和 3D 打印这些产品的过程中，我们还创建了工业设计主题数据库，从而可以利用可重复使用的零部件构建更大的物体。该系统将协调私有 3D 打印机网络；当客户下订单时，每个单独的零件都将由具有 3D 打印机的合作者运送给客户。由于工业设计主题以开放的方式记录，主题的成功与作品的创作者密切相关，通过将产品的成功与为其设计和制造做出贡献的个人紧密联系起来，激励协作和迭代产品开发。该第一阶段项目的主要目标包括分析所提议的分布式制造模型的核心要素，包括订单履行、物流、成本分析、知识产权归属和质量控制。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并被认为值得通过以下方式获得支持：使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估。