Reducing obsolescence practices from a product-oriented PSS perspective: A research agenda

2021 ◽  
pp. 205157072098000
Author(s):  
Pauline Munten ◽  
Joëlle Vanhamme ◽  
Valérie Swaen
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Product Service ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Sustainable Marketing ◽  
Durable Products ◽  
Product Service Systems ◽  
Advance Knowledge

This conceptual article reviews current knowledge across relevant disciplines and proposes a research agenda related to the capacity of product-oriented product–service systems (PSS) – which are servitization practices, similar to product–service bundling – to mitigate the obsolescence problem of durable products (in the form of deliberate curtailment of product lifespans or symbolic devaluation of devices). Taking both consumer and company perspectives on this possibility, this study outlines paths for research into how marketing can advance knowledge, particularly in relation to product design and sustainable marketing fields. As a contribution to product–service bundling literature, this article also proposes that different types of bundling strategies can be deployed strategically to enhance environmental performance and reduce obsolescence. The effects of product-oriented PSS on obsolescence depend on the type of added services that companies bundle with their products. This insight offers some implications for managers who might seek to adopt product–service bundling and for regulators and policy makers who want to combat obsolescence.

A Unified Model of Product Service Systems Representation

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 58-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lujing Yang ◽  
Ke Xing ◽  
David Ness
Keyword(s):  
Unified Model ◽  
Service Systems ◽  
Product Service ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Research Gap ◽  
Product Service Systems ◽  
Virtual Product ◽  
Research Studies

This paper proposes a model to represent the structure of different types of Product Service Systems (PSS). The model can fill the current research gap that different types of PSS cannot be represented by a unified expression. In current research studies, PSS is divided into three main categories and each type has different ways to be modelled. Designers have to develop different types of PSS through very different ways. The model is developed on a new concept of Virtual Product, which represent the PSS from a customer's viewpoint. Based on this concept, different types of PSS can be represented in a unified model.

scholarly journals Can the choice of eco-design principles affect products’ success?

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorenzo Maccioni ◽  
Yuri Borgianni ◽  
Daniela C. A. Pigosso
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Design Principles ◽  
Service Systems ◽  
Product Service ◽  
Positive Correlations ◽  
Product Service Systems ◽  
Selection Of

Despite the potential to lead to enhanced environmental performance, the extent to which eco-design leads to success is still unclear. In order to lay bare the effects of eco-design implementation, this paper focuses on understanding the correlations between specific eco-design principles and success through an exploratory study. A sample of 178 products, characterized in terms of their success levels and implemented eco-design principles, was statistically analyzed. The results indicate a number of positive correlations for principles that tend to favor success (e.g. intensified use and product/service systems) and negative correlations for principles that tend to moderate the chances of success (e.g. minimize packaging). Although the mechanisms that cause this phenomenon should be further investigated, the findings can provide designers with additional recommendations for the selection of eco-design principles.

scholarly journals Is Prolonging the Lifetime of Passive Durable Products a Low-Hanging Fruit of a Circular Economy? A Multiple Case Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (18) ◽  
pp. 4819 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamad Kaddoura ◽  
Marianna Lena Kambanou ◽  
Anne-Marie Tillman ◽  
Tomohiko Sakao
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Labor Costs ◽  
Product Service ◽  
Durable Products ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Product Service Systems

Extending the lifetime of passive products, i.e., products that do not consume materials or energy during the use phase, by implementing product-service systems (PSS) has a potential to reduce the environmental impact while being an attractive and straightforward measure for companies to implement. This research assesses the viability of introducing PSS for passive products, by documenting five real product cases of prolonging the lifetime through repair or refurbishment and by quantifying, through life cycle assessment (LCA) and life cycle costing (LCC), the change in environmental and economic outcome. The environmental impact (measured as global warming potential over the life cycle) was reduced for all cases because extraction and production dominated the impact. This reduction was 45–72% for most cases and mainly influenced by the number of reuses and the relative environmental burden of the components whose lifetime was prolonged. The costs for the company (measured as LCC from the manufacturer’s perspective) decreased too by 8–37%. The main reason that costs reduced less than the environmental impact is that some costs have no equivalent in LCA, e.g., administration and labor costs for services. The decreases in both LCA and LCC results, as well as the willingness of the companies to implement the changes, demonstrate that this measure can be financially attractive for companies to implement and effectively contribute to a circular economy.

scholarly journals Enabling circular strategies with different types of product/service-systems

Procedia CIRP ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 73 ◽  
pp. 179-184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marina de Pádua Pieroni ◽  
Fenna Blomsma ◽  
Tim C. McAloone ◽  
Daniela C.A. Pigosso
Keyword(s):  
Service Systems ◽  
Product Service ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Product Service Systems

scholarly journals Evaluating the Environmental Performance of a Product/Service-System Business Model for Merino Wool Next-to-Skin Garments: The Case of Armadillo Merino®

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (20) ◽  
pp. 5854 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nynne Marie Bech ◽  
Morten Birkved ◽  
Fiona Charnley ◽  
Louise Laumann Kjaer ◽  
Daniela C. A. Pigosso ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Business Model ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Climate Change Impacts ◽  
Service Systems ◽  
Lca Methodology ◽  
Merino Wool ◽  
Product Service ◽  
The Common ◽  
Product Service Systems

Circular business models are often enabled by means of product/service-systems (PSS). The common perception is that such business models have enhanced environmental performance when compared to conventional business models rooted in the linear economy. This article investigates the environmental potential of developing a use-oriented PSS business model for Merino wool t-shirts intended for use by the British Ministry of Defence as an alternative to the present supply system based on synthetic t-shirts purchased from sportswear clothing companies. To conduct the assessment, we apply the life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology to quantify and compare the climate change impacts and impact potentials of the proposed PSS business model and of a reference business model. Results showed that there could be significant contribution of quantifying environmental potential for PSS business models when justifying the transition to a circular economy. However, when adopting LCA methodology for this purpose, the design of the PSS needs to be well thought to overcome some of the identified challenges. The article concludes by making the case that LCA studies can support the definition, design and value creation of the product/service-systems in early development stages.

scholarly journals What Is Design for Social Sustainability? A Systematic Literature Review for Designers of Product-Service Systems

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 5963
Author(s):  
Lucia Corsini ◽  
James Moultrie
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Sustainable Design ◽  
Social Sustainability ◽  
Service Systems ◽  
Social Design ◽  
Product Service ◽  
Sustainability Problems ◽  
Product Service Systems

Social sustainability is concerned with the wellbeing and flourishing of societies now and in the future. Despite its importance, it has been largely overlooked compared with environmental and economic dimensions of sustainability. Additionally, although there is a longstanding history of design being used to tackle social and sustainability problems, the concept of design for social sustainability is not well-understood. In light of this, the current study aims to conceptually develop design for social sustainability. It specifically focuses on how this concept can be developed for the design of product-service systems. A systematic literature review of social design and sustainable design literature is conducted to synthesise fragmented knowledge on design for social sustainability. A total of 69 articles are analysed with respect to terminology, context, methods, focus and key themes. In doing so, it helps to summarise current knowledge and identify several promising areas for further research. In particular, it calls for additional contextual and place-based perspectives; development of appropriate metrics, methods and tools; and research on the linkages between design for social sustainability and existing sustainable design approaches and methods. This article contributes to knowledge in three ways: (1) it integrates disparate knowledge on design for social sustainability within the domain of product-service systems, (2) it defines design for social sustainability and makes progress toward operationalising the concept by identifying its key dimensions, and (3) it identifies current gaps in the literature and highlights areas for further research. This study is important for designers of product-service systems because it sheds a light on what is desirable and achievable.

Digital technologies in product-service systems: a literature review and a research agenda

2020 ◽  
Vol 123 ◽  
pp. 103301
Author(s):  
Fabiana Pirola ◽  
Xavier Boucher ◽  
Stefan Wiesner ◽  
Giuditta Pezzotta
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Service Systems ◽  
Product Service ◽  
Product Service Systems

scholarly journals Development of integrated design methodology for various types of product — service systems

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tuan A. Tran ◽  
Joon Y. Park
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Service System ◽  
Integrated Design ◽  
Service Systems ◽  
Product Service System ◽  
Domain Specific ◽  
Product Service ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Generic Design ◽  
Product Service Systems

Abstract We propose a new generic design methodology for different types of PSS. Product – Service System (PSS) has received much attention recently from academia and industry because of its benefits. PSS can provide customers values and functionalities, as well as physical products, to fulfill economic, social and environmental goals.Many methodologies have been proposed for designing PSSs. Most of the existing methodologies are domain specific and were proposed to solve specific problems in certain projects. Some methodologies are generic but they provide neither guideline to practitioners and designers nor reflect the differences in various PSS types. As a generic approach to guide practitioners and designers in designing PSS effectively, the proposed methodology also takes into account user in-volvement, business model and organizational structure. The proposed methodology is demonstrated through design examples of different types of PSSs.

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