Personnel shortages and ineffective healthcare is a global problem. While other industries have used automation and robotics to solve similar problems, the number of automation solutions linked to basic care in Swedish public hospitals remains low. Therefore, this thesis aims to investigate factors that affects the collaboration between the automation industry and Swedish university hospitals. Test bed as an innovation tool is also studied and value-creating factors linked to it are mapped. The research questions were answered by conducting 30 interviews with representatives of the automation industry, university hospitals and other test beds, as well as a procurement lawyer. By using grounded theory, a theory was built based on the collected empirics. This study showed that there is an interest from both parties (automation industry and hospitals) to work together. The industry has the technical know-how needed to develop solutions to hospital environments, but economic factors as well as the procurement processes are too costly and time consuming to engage in these collaborations. Test bed is a suitable platform for product development and value-creating factors are: a clear aim and clear requirement specifications during the projects conducted on the test bed. The results give insight in factors that affect collaborations between automation industry and hospitals, and parallels can be drawn to other industries and Swedish government-controlled businesses. The findings also shine a light on valuable aspects to consider when implementing a test bed.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:uu-417013 |
| Date | January 2020 |
| Creators | Jonsson, Sony, Oller Westerberg, Emma, Svärdström, Cornelia |
| Publisher | Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| Relation | UPTEC X ; 20021 |
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