Additive manufacturing (3 D printing) : challenges and opportunities for large scale adoption
Thesis: M.B.A., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 2017.
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| author | Magaya, Tafadzwa A |
| author2 | Supesh Jain and Duncan Simester. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/1114662019-04-10T15:29:07Z Additive manufacturing (3 D printing) : challenges and opportunities for large scale adoption Additive manufacturing (three-dimensional printing) : challenges and opportunities for large scale adoption Magaya, Tafadzwa A Supesh Jain and Duncan Simester. Sloan School of Management. Sloan School of Management. Sloan School of Management. Thesis: M.B.A., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 2017. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references. 3D printing (additive manufacturing) has been around for more than 30 years. A lot of technological progress has been made in that time, most recently with new innovations such as metal 3D printing. Although the technology seems to hold a lot of promise, the rate of adoption has not lived up to the hype. The aim of this thesis is to research what has stopped 3D printing from catching on faster? What factors are hindering large scale adoption for mass production? We apply the "Iterating to Insights" framework to analyze technology limitations, market dynamics, business models and industry structure and to develop strategic insights that are surprising yet compelling. Our end goal was to develop a set of insights that can be used by an investor in a 3D printing company to evaluate whether an application or market being pursued by a potential investment is worthwhile or not. by Tafadzwa A. Magaya. M.B.A. 2017-09-15T15:35:26Z 2017-09-15T15:35:26Z 2017 2017 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/111466 1003321888 eng MIT theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed, downloaded, or printed from this source but further reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 28 pages application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Sloan School of Management. Magaya, Tafadzwa A Additive manufacturing (3 D printing) : challenges and opportunities for large scale adoption |
| title | Additive manufacturing (3 D printing) : challenges and opportunities for large scale adoption |
| title_full | Additive manufacturing (3 D printing) : challenges and opportunities for large scale adoption |
| title_fullStr | Additive manufacturing (3 D printing) : challenges and opportunities for large scale adoption |
| title_full_unstemmed | Additive manufacturing (3 D printing) : challenges and opportunities for large scale adoption |
| title_short | Additive manufacturing (3 D printing) : challenges and opportunities for large scale adoption |
| title_sort | additive manufacturing 3 d printing challenges and opportunities for large scale adoption |
| topic | Sloan School of Management. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/111466 |
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