Status review and research strategies on product-service systems

Abstract

As present trends in economic and population growth continue, the natural environment is increasingly being stressed. More and more researchers, institutes and programmes have paid attention to product-service systems (PSSes) in the last decade because PSS integrates tangible artefact and intangible service to achieve sustainability, improve enterprise competitiveness, and meet customer needs better. In order to respond to the industrial trend towards PSS and frame the related research, the state-of-the-art of PSS research and development are reported. Furthermore, in order to integrate fragmental PSS solutions, this paper proposes a framework for product-service lifecycle management (PSLM) and technologies of PSS development. So, four categories are focused on: review of PSS, research about PSS development, a framework for PSLM, and technologies for PSLM (modular product-service development and ontology-based productservice knowledge expression and reuse). The preliminary solution of the implementation roadmap and technologies for PSLM which need to be perfected is proposed to lay a basis for further development and application of PSS for the benefit of industries.

Proposal of a framework for product-service systems characterization

“…Design the product for durability To increase the life cycle of the product it is necessary that the components have the same lifespan Wang et al (2011) Designing modularity and standardization of parts Parts should be modular and standardized in order to facilitate their replacement, product upgrades and repairs Wang et al (2011), Berkovich et al (2014 Design a product with easy access to components…”

Value visualization in Product Service Systems preliminary design

“…Literature reports three major ways to develop a new methodology for PSS development (Wang et al, 2011). A first stream aims for an inclusion of service operations into product development to provide product-service solutions (see : Aurich et al 2006).…”

“…As suggested by the PSS literature, value has to be found at the intersection of tangible and intangible dimensions (Brandstötter et al 2003, Tukker and Tischner 2006, Wang et al, 2011, Cavalieri and Pezzotta 2012. Kowalkowski and Kindström (2009) are among the firsts to propose a structured, 3-layered hierarchy of value criteria for PSS design.…”

Dematerialisation of products and manufacturing-generated knowledge content: relationship through paradigms

“…Product-Service Systems (PSS) contribute on strategies towards dematerialisation and thus, towards sustainability (Wang et al 2011;Durugbo 2013;Mahut et al 2017). In (Belvedere, Grando, and Bielli 2013) a study related to Information and Communication Technologies, discusses how ICT can contribute to value creation of a company.…”