Designing a product-service for repair & maintenance of medical imaging equipment in Africa

Title

Designing a product-service for repair & maintenance of medical imaging equipment in Africa

 Author

Kane, G.M.

Contributor

Bakker, C,A. (mentor)
Balkenende, A.R. (mentor)

Faculty

Industrial Design Engineering

 Department

Industrial Design

 Date

2016-12-12

 Abstract

Up to 40% of medical equipment in the developing world is broken, largely due to lack of repair and maintenance. This report investigates the possibility of improving repair by making use fo remote communication technologies. Research is performed at a User Interaction and Systems level and combined to create the design of a remote servicing platform for service providers in the African market.

 Subject

circular economy
emerging economies
medical
repair
maintenance
service design
Africa

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Student theses

 Document type

master thesis

 Rights

(c) 2016 Kane, G.M.
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