An Exploratory Research on Business Models of Taiwan Blood Glucose Tester Manufacturers

Abstract

This study was aimed to find out the business models of Taiwan blood glucose tester manufacturers and provided some advice for these related plants to keep sustainable operation The researcher selected three different types of operation models in blood glucose tester manufacturing industry and interviewed their senior executives face to face Our interview guide is based on “Business Model Canvas ” which was conducted by Osterwalder & Pigneur in 2010 The research also followed this model to analyze these three cases The results can be summarized as the following business models of three different types of production models: (1) a plant with an integrated-chain and its own brand，(2) an OEM printing plant and (3) a plant which operates a latter part of blood glucose tester production process This study recommended (1) a plant with an integrated-chain and its own brand start to develop non-invasive blood glucose device and invest in integrated delivery system of medical service，(2) an OEM printing plant get on developing different types of bio-technology testers and (3) a plant which operates a latter part of blood glucose tester production process continue its research and develop its own materials and enzyme

Date of Award	2020
Original language	English
Supervisor	Yu-Lin Wang (Supervisor)