Understanding and Supporting Product-Service System Designing : Preliminary Insights and Support for Designing Resource-Efficient and Effective Solutions

Abstract

Cover conceptualized and designed by Shwetha VC and Abhijna Neramballi. The image of the brain represents the cognitive aspect of the research. While, the blue icons placed left of the brain represent the cognitive space of product design, the orange icons placed to the right of the brain represent the cognitive space of service design. The combination of the two cognitive spaces represents the cognitive space of product-service system design. The green icons of a magnifying glass and a compass arranged at the top of the brain represent descriptive and prescriptive dimensions of this research, respectively. The green icon of the hand with the sapling represents the practical implications of this research in terms of enhanced environmental performance of industrial activities.