TY - GEN
T1 - 3D printing
T2 - Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology, PICMET 2015
AU - Matias, Elizabeth
AU - Rao, Bharat
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014 Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology.
PY - 2015/9/21
Y1 - 2015/9/21
N2 - Additive manufacturing technologies have gained prominence in the recent past, and are increasingly entering the mainstream. Extant research on these technologies is typically focused on the mechanics, and user analysis is largely theoretical. Minimal applied research exists regarding why these technologies transform underlying business models, and how users (both business and consumer) approach them as they consider adoption. In this paper, we briefly describe the historical evolution of additive manufacturing technologies, highlight current 3D printing applications in both the consumer and business markets, and evaluate current skill sets of business users and potential consumers. We identify five factors that may affect users' understanding of 3D printing technologies, thereby influencing users' likelihood of adoption. The results from an exploratory study are then presented.
AB - Additive manufacturing technologies have gained prominence in the recent past, and are increasingly entering the mainstream. Extant research on these technologies is typically focused on the mechanics, and user analysis is largely theoretical. Minimal applied research exists regarding why these technologies transform underlying business models, and how users (both business and consumer) approach them as they consider adoption. In this paper, we briefly describe the historical evolution of additive manufacturing technologies, highlight current 3D printing applications in both the consumer and business markets, and evaluate current skill sets of business users and potential consumers. We identify five factors that may affect users' understanding of 3D printing technologies, thereby influencing users' likelihood of adoption. The results from an exploratory study are then presented.
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U2 - 10.1109/PICMET.2015.7273052
DO - 10.1109/PICMET.2015.7273052
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84955609057
T3 - Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology
SP - 551
EP - 558
BT - PICMET 2015 - Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology
A2 - Daim, Tugrul U.
A2 - Kozanoglu, Dilek Cetindamar
A2 - Kocaoglu, Dundar F.
A2 - Anderson, Timothy R.
A2 - Perman, Gary
A2 - Niwa, Kiyoshi
PB - Portland State University
Y2 - 2 August 2015 through 6 August 2015
ER -