In any case, having Swerve's pieces made overseas would compromise the company's just-in-time manufacturing model.
Also, manufacturing model is presented due to AM characteristics.
For a manufacturing model, Moore is looking to the polio vaccine, since polio and rhinovirus are biologically related.
Lean production has clearly triumphed over similar obstacles in recent years to become the dominant global manufacturing model.
Many economists say Chinese workers are gaining clout and that the country's low-cost manufacturing model is facing new strains.
It is Google hardware, running Google software, and is as close to the iPhone's one-company manufacturing model as is possible with Android.
"Dell's traditional manufacturing model was optimized for flexibility, configurability and proximity to customers, especially business customers," said A. M. Sacconaghi, an analyst at Sanford C. Bernstein.
"If you look the company archives, the building was designed along the lines of a light manufacturing model," said Mr. Ferraro.
The company, following the "lean manufacturing" model pioneered by Toyota, hires young engineers to scan factory data for additional "efficiencies," which can translate into further automation.
The joint venture between Toyota and GM known as NUMMI yielded some surprising success stories, including the transformation of GM's worst plant into a world-class manufacturing model.
