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From Visions to Reality Road Show II Mexico in European Union. Final conference in Bratislava, student presentation. Blue Danube Robotics. Ana Cristina De la Colina Bores Andrea Castillo Guzmán. Vienna University of Economics and Business. Vienna University of Technology.
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From Visions to Reality Road Show II Mexico in EuropeanUnion
Finalconference in Bratislava, studentpresentation Blue Danube Robotics Ana Cristina De la Colina Bores Andrea Castillo Guzmán Vienna University of Economics and Business Vienna University of Technology
Agenda • Introduction • Research questions • Methodology • Main Results • Indicators of Potential Market and Growth • Competitors • Buyer- User • B2B / B2C • Conclusions • Recommendations REALITY project,Final conference in Bratislava, Student presentation
Research Questions What is the market potential for a medical robot for handicapped people? What are the key user requirements for adopting medical robots for handicapped people? What product features are necessary to be comparable with handicapped people’s living conditions? What is the willingness to pay for such a medical robot? Which business model seems to be successful? Initial countries: Austria, Czech Republic, Mexico, Slovakia and Spain. REALITY project,Final conference in Bratislava, Student presentation
Methodology Research Questions assigned – preliminary research Meeting with Austrian students Meeting with Tobias Ferner, member of Blue Danube Robotics. Coaching and lectures with Dr. Wolfgang Schildolfer and Dr. Rainer Hasenauer. New arrange of countries to be analyzed was: Austria, Canada, Czech Republic, Mexico, Slovakia, Spain and Sweden. Secondary and Tertiary Research REALITY project,Final conference in Bratislava, Student presentation
Indicators of potential market and growth Most attractive markets: Austria, Canada and Mexico • TARGET: Disabled people with functional, motor or physical disabilities who are able to make voice commandsfor interacting with the robot. • Canada 4.68% • Austria 3.07% • Mexico 2.84% REALITY project,Final conference in Bratislava, Student presentation
POTENTIAL GROWTH Note:Mexico’s informal employment rate t is of 59%. Austria and Slovakia are the most scarce in the supply of nurses. REALITY project,Final conference in Bratislava, Student presentation
Competitors REALITY project,Final conference in Bratislava, Student presentation
User or Buyer B2C buyers: • Disabled people themselves • Responsible person (family or nursing/retirement homes) • Dependency ratio: • Austria 27.3% • Canada 22.2% • Mexico 9.8%. • Publicity should vary for this two segments. The user might NOT always be the buyer. REALITY project,Final conference in Bratislava, Student presentation
B2b/B2c B2B most attractive markets are: • Canada • Mexico • Due to: • Good health care system • Strong private institutions REALITY project,Final conference in Bratislava, Student presentation
B2b/B2c B2C most attractive market is: • Austria • Due to: • High health expenditure per capita • Nurse scarcity REALITY project,Final conference in Bratislava, Student presentation
Conclusions • Top 3 largest markets of disabled population: Austria, Canada and Mexico. • Future demographics: Increasing elderly population. • Spending per capita purchasing power: Canada & Austria.
Conclusions • Potential markets requirements: • B2C • Increasing elderly population • High disabled population % • Nurse scarcity • High health expenditure • High purchasing power per capita in health • B2B • High disabled population % • Sources of expenditure: • Good health care systems • Strong private institutions
Recommendations • Market potential depends on the business model chosen. • Elderly population should not be overlooked as a target. • Countries with younger population should not be dismissed, if private institutions are strong. • Difference between user/buyer should be clear for marketing campaign. REALITY project,Final conference in Bratislava, Student presentation
Recommendations • In B2B, consider al people involved in buying center. • Reduce time to market. • Don’t lose sight of unique value proposition. • Use community based innovation to avoid market resistance. • Appeal to psychological needs. REALITY project,Final conference in Bratislava, Student presentation
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