scholarly journals Effective Innovation Implementation of Mechatronic Product-Service Systems Considering Socio-Technical Aspects

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 3051-3060
Author(s):  
Gennadiy Dmitrovic Koltun ◽  
Carlos Alberto Romero Viturro ◽  
Johan Buchholz ◽  
Juliane Wissel ◽  
Michael Zaggl ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Research Collaboration ◽  
Implementation Process ◽  
Service Systems ◽  
Innovation Implementation ◽  
Organizational Challenges ◽  
Conceptual Innovation ◽  
Product Service ◽  
Expected Benefits ◽  
Implementation Management ◽  
Product Service Systems

AbstractIt is estimated that about half of all innovations, such as innovations in mechatronic product-service systems (PSS), fail to deliver the expected benefits to the adopting organization. Different studies point out that one of the main reasons for this is an ineffective implementation process.In this paper, we argue that, apart from several organizational challenges, insufficient integration of technical and social aspects is one of the reasons for ineffective innovation implementation in the environment of mechatronic PSS.In order to remedy this weakness, this paper builds on the work of interdisciplinary research collaboration. Experts from technical, socio-technical, and management fields integrate their work within a conceptual innovation implementation management system (IIMS). This IIMS is capable of capturing various methods and models that foster the socio-technical integration in mechatronic PSS. The approach is assessed in a lab-scale demonstration case that is representative of industrial environments.The presented approach supports an effective innovation implementation process, while the IIMS facilitates individual alignments for future practitioners.

Ontological Descriptions for Integrating Design Information of Product-Service Systems

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 690-699
Author(s):  
Koji Kimita ◽  
Keiichi Muramatsu ◽  
Yutaro Nemoto ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Service Systems ◽  
Design Tools ◽  
Design Elements ◽  
Design Information ◽  
Domain Specific ◽  
Product Service ◽  
Domain Specific Knowledge ◽  
Expected Benefits ◽  
Integrate Design ◽  
Product Service Systems

Product-service systems (PSS), which create value by integrating physical products and services, have received much attention as a promising option to increase manufacturers’ revenue and reduce environmental impact. The process of designing a PSS requires collaboration among various experts who use domain-specific knowledge. Therefore, several researches have been investigated for developing design tools tailored to their expertise. However, while the specialization of design tools can be useful for experts, it hinders companies from ensuring the integrity of design information in different design elements. This results in the failure in achieving expected benefits. To address these issues, this study applies the concept of interoperability to PSS design to integrate design information from different domains. In particular, ontological descriptions is adopted to achieve semantic interoperability in different design elements. The application of the proposed ontology to a lecture on PSS design highlights that the proposed method is effective for integrating information on PSS design elements and those between value creation and capture.

Innovation Implementation

2005 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 243-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine J. Klein ◽  
Andrew P. Knight
Keyword(s):  
Implementation Process ◽  
Work Environments ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Management Support ◽  
Innovation Implementation ◽  
Support For Innovation ◽  
Implementation Failure ◽  
Expected Benefits ◽  
Implementation Management ◽  
Positive Climate

In changing work environments, innovation is imperative. Yet, many teams and organizations fail to realize the expected benefits of innovations that they adopt. A key reason is not innovation failure but implementation failure—the failure to gain targeted employees' skilled, consistent, and committed use of the innovation in question. We review research on the implementation process, outlining the reasons why implementation is so challenging for many teams and organizations. We then describe the organizational characteristics that together enhance the likelihood of successful implementation, including a strong, positive climate for implementation; management support for innovation implementation; financial resource availability; and a learning orientation.

scholarly journals Product-Service Systems and Sustainability: Analysing the Environmental Impacts of Rental Clothing

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 2118
Author(s):  
Emma Johnson ◽  
Andrius Plepys
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Service Systems ◽  
Environmental Benefits ◽  
Fast Fashion ◽  
Product Service ◽  
Potential Impact ◽  
Environmental Savings ◽  
Product Service Systems

Business models like product-service systems (PSSs) often recognise different sustainability goals and are seen as solutions for the impacts of consumption and fast fashion, but there is a lack of evidence supporting the environmental claims of such business models for clothing. The research aimed to understand if rental clothing business models such as PSSs have the environmental benefits often purported by quantifying the environmental impacts of rental formal dresses in a life-cycle assessment (LCA) in a case study in Stockholm, Sweden. The effects of varying consumer behaviour on the potential impact of a PSS vs. linear business model are explored through three functional units and 14 consumption scenarios. How users decide to engage with clothing PSSs dictates the environmental savings potential that a PSS can have, as shown in how many times consumers wear garments, how they use rental to substitute their purchasing or use needs, as well as how consumers travel to rental store locations.

scholarly journals Exploring barriers to implementing product-service systems for home furnishings

2021 ◽  
Vol 295 ◽  
pp. 126286
Author(s):  
Heather A. Schoonover ◽  
Oksana Mont ◽  
Matthias Lehner
Keyword(s):  
Service Systems ◽  
Home Furnishings ◽  
Product Service ◽  
Product Service Systems

scholarly journals Investigating Preconditions for Sustainable Renewable Energy Product–Service Systems in Retail Electricity Markets

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (7) ◽  
pp. 1877
Author(s):  
Widha Kusumaningdyah ◽  
Tetsuo Tezuka ◽  
Benjamin C. McLellan
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Electricity Markets ◽  
Service Systems ◽  
Energy Market ◽  
Energy Product ◽  
Simulation Based Design ◽  
Product Service ◽  
Simulation Based ◽  
Sustainable Renewable Energy ◽  
Product Service Systems

Energy transitions are complex and involve interrelated changes in the socio-technical dimensions of society. One major barrier to renewable energy transitions is lock-in from the incumbent socio-technical regime. This study evaluates Energy Product–Service Systems (EPSS) as a renewable energy market mechanism. EPSS offer electricity service performance instead of energy products and appliances for household consumers. Through consumers buying the service, the provider company is enabled to choose, manage and control electrical appliances for best-matched service delivery. Given the heterogenous market players and future uncertainties, this study aims to identify the necessary conditions to achieve a sustainable renewable energy market. Simulation-Based Design for EPSS framework is implemented to assess various hypothetical market conditions’ impact on market efficiency in the short term and long term. The results reveal the specific market characteristics that have a higher chance of causing unexpected results. Ultimately, this paper demonstrates the advantage of implementing Simulation-Based Design for EPSS to design retail electricity markets for renewable energy under competing market mechanisms with heterogenous economic agents.

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