E-commerce application study and complementary services in the sector of laboratory diagnostics based on consumers' opinion.
The field of the Laboratory Diagnostics (in vitro), a sector of the field of health services, constitutes an industrial market that includes activities of research, development, production and products distribution that are designated for laboratory use. These products are defined as techno-medical products including various categories of products such as simple medicines, advanced technological systems, etc. Despite the high performance, the enlargement and the increasing trends of the field, it is not recorded the expected progress in the methods and the ways of promotion, trading and supporting of these products in the market. The present paper aims at the investigation of the consumers' opinion and the specification of those services that are possible to be implemented in electronic services and commerce for a strongly competitive advantage for the enterprises of the sector. The analysis of the findings from the Consumer Purchase Decision Centres (CPDC) shows how important it is to implement web-based applications in the proposed services.
University of Aegean, B. Ipirou 42, GR-21200, Argos, Greece. konali@emt.aegean.gr
Alexios-Patapios
AP
Kontis
Konstantinos
K
Siassiakos
Georgios
G
Kaimakamis
Athina
A
Lazakidou
D001294:Attitude to Health; D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques; D003256:Community Participation; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D054626:Consumer Health Information / Q000379:methods*; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration; D006115:Greece; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008389:Marketing of Health Services / Q000379:methods*