The Decentralized and Networked Future of Value Creation

1. Introduction to the Edited Volume
Jan-Peter Ferdinand, Ulrich Petschow, Sascha Dickel

Part I. Economies of 3D Printing–Reorganizing Manufacturing

2. The Multiple Applications of 3D Printing: Between Maker Movements and the Future of Manufacturing
Sascha Dickel, Jan-Peter Ferdinand, Ulrich Petschow

3. Bottom-up Economics. Foundations of a Theory of Distributed and Open Value Creation
Tobias Redlich, Manuel Moritz

4. Can Open Source Hardware Disrupt Manufacturing Industries? The Role of Platforms and Trust in the Rise of 3D Printing
Sebastian Spaeth, Piet Hausberg

5. A Critical View of 3D Printing Regarding Industrial Mass Customization Versus Individual Desktop Fabrication
Jürgen Bertling, Steve Rommel

Part II. Communities of 3D Printing–Makers, Entrepreneurs, Outlaws

6. Fabrication Laboratories (Fab Labs)
Peter Troxler

7. Open Source Hardware Startups and Their Communities
Robin P. G. Tech, Jan-Peter Ferdinand, Martina Dopfer

8. Distributed Manufacturing in the Shanzhai-Schumpeterian Innovation State
Johan Söderberg

Part III. Futures of 3D Printing–Trajectories and Applications

9. Materializing Digital Futures
Sascha Dickel, Jan-Felix Schrape

10. 3D Printing as Driver of Localized Manufacturing: Expected Benefits from Producer and Consumer Perspectives
Christoph Ihl, Frank Piller

11. Assessing the Environmental Impact of Decentralized Value-Chain Patterns Involving 3D Printing Technologies—A Comparative Case Study
Jan-Peter Ferdinand, Heike Flämig, Ulrich Petschow, Michael Steinfeldt, Anton Worobei

12. How Decentralized Technologies Can Enable Commons-Based and Sustainable Futures for Value Creation
Ulrich Petschow

Keywords: Business and Management, Business IT Infrastructure, e-Business/e-Commerce, Sustainable Development, Manufacturing, Machines, Tools, Operations Management