Introduction to Product/Service-System Design

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Sakao, Tomohiko. (Editor), Lindahl, Mattias. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London, 2009.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Engineering design.; Industrial engineering.; Machinery.; Engineering Design.; Manufacturing, Machines, Tools.; Industrial and Production Engineering.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-909-1

The growing need for companies to address service design, as well as product design, in an integrated manner is becoming increasingly important across a number of industries. Product/Service System (PSS) is a promising business model that companies can use to increase their sustainability in a matur...

Table of Contents:

• 1. PSS Layer Method - Application to Microenergy Systems
• 2. Life-Cycle Perspectives of Product/Service Systems: In Design Theory
• 3. Life-Cycle Perspectives of Product/Service Systems: Practical Design Experiences
• 4. Systematic Generation of PSS-Concepts Using a Service CAD Tool
• 5. Value Creation in PSS-Design Through Product and Packaging Innovation Processes
• 6. Service Engineering - Methods and Tools for Effective PSS-Development
• 7. Addressing Uncertainty of PSS for Value-Chain-Oriented-Service Development
• 8. Value Visualization Strategies for PSS-Development
• 9. Using Company-Academia Networks for Improving Product/Service Systems at Large Companies
• 10. Service-Oriented Strategies for Manufacturing Firms
• 11. People, Product and Process Perspectives on Product/Service-System Development
• 12. Managerial Recommendations for Service Innovations in Different Product/Service Systems.