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Matthew Rhodes-Kropf. Wehrs, Jason Sloan School of Management. Sloan School of Management 2018-09-17T15:52:40Z 2018-09-17T15:52:40Z 2018 2018 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/117985 1051238538 Thesis: M.B.A., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 2018. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (pages 39-40). Digital fabrication technologies have been improving their capabilities and competitiveness steadily over the past decade and may be approaching an inflection point in their enterprise adoption. However, several important technological, economic (cost) and business (adoption risk) barriers stand in the way of broader adoption. This research seeks to explore the rich history that has driven the growth of Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing) in the application of manufacturing of a displacement or augmentation of current production level techniques, what business model or characteristics will continue to drive growth and industrial adoption, and the current limitation that must be overcome to unlock broader enterprise adoption. Furthermore, from the viewpoint of growth financing, this paper seeks to answer two critical questions to highlight investment opportunities in the space of Additive Manufacturing; 1) Where is digital fabrication positioned to compete with traditional manufacturing methods over the next five years and what are the key enablers, and 2) As digital fabrication becomes more competitive for different applications, who in the value chain benefits the most. by Jason Wehrs. M.B.A. 41 pages eng Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed, downloaded, or printed from this source but further reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 Sloan School of Management. Financing for growth in additive manufacturing Thesis application/pdf false Publication unknown unknown <Publication xmlns="https://www.openaire.eu/cerif-profile/1.1/" id="1a3a5de6-6be8-4c04-ad0b-c0345e404c9d"> <Type xmlns="https://www.openaire.eu/cerif-profile/vocab/COAR_Publication_Types">http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_1843</Type> <Language>eng</Language> <Title>Financing for growth in additive manufacturing</Title> <PublishedIn> <Publication> </Publication> </PublishedIn> <PublicationDate>2018</PublicationDate> <Authors> <Author> <DisplayName>Wehrs, Jason</DisplayName> <Affiliation> <OrgUnit> </OrgUnit> </Affiliation> </Author> </Authors> <Editors> </Editors> <Publishers> <Publisher> <DisplayName>Massachusetts Institute of Technology</DisplayName> <OrgUnit /> </Publisher> </Publishers> <License>http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582</License> <Keyword>Sloan School of Management.</Keyword> <Abstract>Digital fabrication technologies have been improving their capabilities and competitiveness steadily over the past decade and may be approaching an inflection point in their enterprise adoption. However, several important technological, economic (cost) and business (adoption risk) barriers stand in the way of broader adoption. This research seeks to explore the rich history that has driven the growth of Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing) in the application of manufacturing of a displacement or augmentation of current production level techniques, what business model or characteristics will continue to drive growth and industrial adoption, and the current limitation that must be overcome to unlock broader enterprise adoption. Furthermore, from the viewpoint of growth financing, this paper seeks to answer two critical questions to highlight investment opportunities in the space of Additive Manufacturing; 1) Where is digital fabrication positioned to compete with traditional manufacturing methods over the next five years and what are the key enablers, and 2) As digital fabrication becomes more competitive for different applications, who in the value chain benefits the most.</Abstract> <Access xmlns="http://purl.org/coar/access_right" > </Access> </Publication>