University of Economics, Prague Faculty of Business Administration
Master's thesis evaluation by the supervisor
Title of the Master's thesis:
Author of the Master's thesis:
Objectives of the Master's thesis:
Criteria (max. 10 points per category) Points awarded
1. The objectives of the thesis are evident and accomplished 10
2. Demands on the acquisition of additional knowledge or skills 9
3. Adequacy and the way of the methods used 9
4. Depth and relevance of the analysis in relation to objectives 10
5. Making use of literature/other resources, citing 9
6. The thesis is a well-organised logical whole 9
7. Linguistic and terminological level 9
8. Formal layout and requirements, extent 9
9. Originality, i.e. it is produced by the student 10
10. Practical/theoretical relevance/applicability 10
Total score in points (max 100) 94
Final grading Excellent (1)
Overall evaluation and questions to be answered in the course of the defense:
Name of the Master's thesis supervisor:
Occupation of the Master's thesis supervisor:
September 1, 2020
Signature of the Master's thesis supervisor
The author did a great job in handling such an interesting and a really new topic. There are many articles on additive manufacturing such as in automotive industry, dental, medicine and manufacturing. However, there are not many articles written on the use of 3D printing in food industry. This makes this topic very interesting and worth inspecting. The author used both qualitative and quantitative methodology to drive her discussion part. Although the number of interviews could be more, I am satisfied with the overall analysis of the interviwes. I strongly think that this thesis has major practical implications and shed a great light on this unexplored topic. The interesting part is that author used a range of different foood types and explored the effect of 3D printing on customer's perception. The business model innovation frameworks were used wisely and explained well. The author could futher explain in the presentation that how traditional food companies can offset the high price of this technology (if they use it initially on a small scale)?
Mohit Srivastava
Assistant Professor
3D printing implementation in food industry
Alena Zhylinskaya
The main objective of the thesis is to evaluate the applicability of the 3D printing technology in the food sector and how traditional food industry can make a smooth transition into it.
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