Selective Openness in the Additive Manufacturing Industry: An Exploratory Modeling Analysis
Pedro Nascimento de Lima; Rafael Teixeira; Maria I Wolf Motta Morandi; Daniel Pacheco Lacerda; Steven W Popper
Abstract
Selective openness is an R&D strategy in which firms allow portions of their technology to be accessed by other firms to attract adopters and supplier complements. While open-source software (OSS) has been widely embraced by software firms, it is unclear if open-source hardware (OSH) will be similarly embraced by technology-intensive manufacturing firms. This paper extends a competitive dynamics model to investigate tradeoffs associated with selective openness R&D strategies in the professional-grade additive manufacturing (AM) industry. We start by examining whether a competitive dynamics model supports selective openness strategies from a profit-maximization standpoint. We then evaluate the industry-level impacts of selective openness. While our results do not support the adoption of selective openness strategies from a strict profit-maximization standpoint, firms may pursue this strategy if they place value on advancing the overall product quality and accessibility in their industry.
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@inproceedings{SelectiveOpenessLima2023,
author = { {Nascimento de Lima}, Pedro and Teixeira, Rafael and {Wolf Motta Morandi}, Maria I and Lacerda, Daniel Pacheco and Popper, Steven W},
booktitle = {Industrial Engineering and Operations Management},
editor = {dos Reis, Jo{\~{a}}o Carlos and {Mendon{\c{c}}a Freires}, Francisco Gaud{\^{e}}ncio and {Vieira Junior}, Milton},
isbn = {978-3-031-47058-5},
doi = {10.1007/978-3-031-47058-5_19},
mendeley-groups = {00 - pedropapers},
pages = {235--247},
publisher = {Springer Nature Switzerland},
title = {{Selective Openness in the Additive Manufacturing Industry: An Exploratory Modeling Analysis}},
year = {2023}
}