PAS 6001:2020

This standard PAS 6001:2020 Factors to be considered in making and assessing the business case for additive manufacturing and 3D printing. Guide is classified in these ICS categories:

• 25.030 Additive manufacturing

This PAS provides guidance to directors, senior management and accountants of companies of all sizes who wish to explore or assess the business case for the adoption of AM/3DP for the production or repair of end-use products, systems and services.

The insight provided enables readers to understand where AM/3DP can contribute to top-line business growth, bottom-line profitability and productivity improvement.

This PAS considers how to build the most appropriate supply chain and how to quantify the broader social, environmental and economic benefits of the technology.

It considers the impact of AM/3DP technology adoption both internally and externally, including investment, risk, skills, change management and customer expectation.

This PAS does not cover the business case for rapid prototyping (RP) or digital product development.

NOTE Although written in the language of profit and loss, this PAS can also be used by anyone looking to develop a business case for AM/3DP within their organization or, inversely, anyone looking to assess an AM/3DP business case presented to them by others.