3D Printing As A Consumer Technology Business Model
3D Printing As A Consumer Technology Business Model
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DOI：
10.19030/ijmis.v18i4.8819
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2014-09
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G. Brooks;Kimberley Kinsley;Tim Owens
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作者：
G. Brooks;Kimberley Kinsley;Tim Owens
虽然3D打印技术已经存在了三十多年，但它的全部潜力才刚刚开始在商业世界中实现。3D打印的想法涵盖了从爱好者打印珠宝和玩具到研究人体器官3D打印的医疗行业。企业利用3D打印的一种方式是在自己的业务流程中提供支持服务，在本文中称为消费者技术商业模式。与任何新兴的技术使用一样，法律的和道德问题也会出现。本文展示了3D打印是如何发展的，为什么企业正在意识到3D打印的战略潜力，使用消费者技术商业模式创造竞争优势，以及为什么这可能会引发与使用3D技术相关的现有法律相关的法律的和道德问题。
Although the technology for 3D printing has been around for more than three decades, its full potential is just beginning to be realized in the business world. Ideas for 3D printing run the gamut from the hobbyist printing jewelry and toys to the medical industry researching 3D printing of human organs. One way businesses are utilizing 3D printing is through support services within their own business processes, referred to in this paper as a consumer technology business model. As with any emerging use of a technology, legal and ethical issues will arise. This paper shows how 3D printing has evolved, why businesses are realizing the strategic potential for 3D printing to create a competitive advantage using a consumer technology business model and why this could raise legal and ethical issues associated with existing laws related to the use of 3D technology.