An effective uncertainty based framework for sustainable industrial product-service system transformation

An Adaptable Service-Based Framework for Distributed Product Realization

In this chapter, we propose a service-based engineering framework to support distributed product realization. Adaptability is the key strength of this framework, which arises from an appropriate balance between ease of use of the framework and the flexibility for reconfiguration. Standardization of the interfaces between services permits communication between diverse software agents and relieve...

An Ontology-based Approach for Product-Service System Design

Companies developing physical products are challenged to find solutions through services as a means of innovative value-added solutions to support customer's needs. Designing integrated product and service systems to increase customer satisfaction requires the ability of companies to use knowledge in a more efficient way. However, the knowledge representation of product-service systems (PSS) re...

Development of framework for sustainable Lean implementation: an ISM approach

The survival of any organization depends upon its competitive edge. Even though Lean is one of the most powerful quality improvement methodologies, nearly two-thirds of the Lean implementations results in failures and less than one-fifth of those implemented have sustained results. One of the most significant tasks of top management is to identify, understand and deploy the significant Lean pra...

Designing ‘Sustainable’ Product/Service Systems

Ecodesign is examined critically starting from an expanded definition of sustainability. Traditional ecodesign objectives arise from the naturalistic dimension of sustainability, but often fail to account for absolute limits of the global ecosystem. A second, generally overlooked dimension is humanistic, directed at the underlying human drive to satisfy manifold domains of flourishing. Achievin...

Industrial Ecology: A Strategic Framework for Product Policy and Other Sustainable Practices