Evaluating and Enhancing Three-Dimensional Printing Service Providers for Rapid Prototyping Using the DEMATEL Based Network Process and VIKOR

Table 1

3DP global opportunities and applications.

Printer readiness	Target market
	Consumer	Small and medium enterprises	Corporations
Needs more R&D		Organ replacement	Furniture: $200 B; Consumer electronics: $290 B
Nearing commercial use	Prepared food: $23 B	Science education; Bicycles: $6 B; Guns and ammo: $11 B; Global apparel: $1 T	Life science R&D: Power tools: $22 B; Home building and improvements: $680 B
In use	Animation and gaming: $122 B; Crafts and hobby: $30 B	Medical prosthetics: $18 B; Tchotchkes: $16 B	Industrial R&D (for prototyping): $23 B; Aircraft and defense R&D: $9 B

Source: [7].