A2 Review article, literature review, systematic review
Additive manufacturing technology and business model change – a review of literature
Open Access publication
Publication Details Authors: Savolainen Jyrki, Collan Mikael
Publisher: Elsevier
Publication year: 2020
Language: English
Related Journal or Series Information: Additive Manufacturing ISSN: 2214-8604
eISSN: 2214-7810
JUFO-Level of this publication: 2
Open Access: Open Access publication
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Abstract
This paper is a literature review on business models used in the additive manufacturing industry. We focus the investigation by categorizing the effects additive manufacturing into four classes by looking at incremental and disruptive applications in closed and in open market models. The economic feasibility of these applications is critically discussed on the background of the existing literature. Additive manufacturing business models is an emerging area of research, where tangible, case-based evidence is still rare, and the views on the business potential of additive manufacturing technologies are strongly divided.