Advanced Strategies for Adopting Additive Manufacturing in The Netherlands and Belgium

The purpose of this qualitative multiple-case study was to explore strategies that companies in the Netherlands and Belgium used to adopt additive manufacturing into their business models. This research provided the positioning of additive manufacturing technology, including the manufacturing perspective on business models, frameworks of adoption, and strategies for implementation. A multiple-case study was conducted at manufacturing firms in two countries from various industries that adopted 3D printing. Data were collected using desk research, questionnaires, semi-structured interviews, memb... Mehr ...