The increasing ageing population in developed countries implies a better performance of healthcare their healthcare systems to increase the healthy life expectancy of elderly people. Ac- cordingly, providing patients with customized medical devices can be seen as a proper solution. In this regard, the emerging manufacturing technologies such an additive manufacturing not only fa- cilitate personalized production in healthcare sector, but also can change the role of the hospitals from a solely user to a producer. However successful pursuit of such strategy requires implemen- tation of a new business model as a supporting tool. This paper aims at proposing an innovative business model to support hospitals for personalized production in healthcare

Proposal of an Innovative Business Model for Customized Production in healthcare

COPANI G
2014

Abstract

The increasing ageing population in developed countries implies a better performance of healthcare their healthcare systems to increase the healthy life expectancy of elderly people. Ac- cordingly, providing patients with customized medical devices can be seen as a proper solution. In this regard, the emerging manufacturing technologies such an additive manufacturing not only fa- cilitate personalized production in healthcare sector, but also can change the role of the hospitals from a solely user to a producer. However successful pursuit of such strategy requires implemen- tation of a new business model as a supporting tool. This paper aims at proposing an innovative business model to support hospitals for personalized production in healthcare
2014
Istituto di Sistemi e Tecnologie Industriali Intelligenti per il Manifatturiero Avanzato - STIIMA (ex ITIA)
Business Model
Customization; Healthcare; Manufacturing
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