Search for dissertations about: "product-service offerings"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 18 swedish dissertations containing the words product-service offerings.
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1. Integrated Product Service Offerings for Rail and Road Infrastructure : Reviewing Applicability in Sweden
Abstract : This research aims to explore and propose a more effective management of rail and road infrastructure and the possibility of a more resource-efficient road and rail infrastructure by applying business models based on performance and a life-cycle perspective.There is a lack of efficiency in the Swedish rail and road infrastructure industries - at the same time as the availability of the rail tracks and roads is essential. READ MORE
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2. Towards Digital Product-Service Platforms in Manufacturing Firms : Exploring Organizational and Managerial Aspects
Abstract : This thesis is positioned at the intersection of product and service development and enabling digital technologies in the context of incumbent manufacturing firms. When these concepts are blended together into digital product-service systems, value growth and business model innovation may be achieved. READ MORE
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3. Product-Service System Designing for Environmental Sustainability : Insights into Design Cognition of Experienced Product Developers
Abstract : The overall objective of this research is to support practitioners within the manufacturing industry to effectively design product-service system (PSS)-based solutions with relatively lower environmental impacts than typical product-centric solutions. Design research methodology (DRM) is applied to systematically address this objective with both descriptive and prescriptive approaches. READ MORE
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4. Integrated Product Service Offerings for Rail Infrastructure : Potential Benefits and Challenges
Abstract : Large amounts of different materials are used when building and maintaining railway infrastructure, and the environmental impacts from the upstream production stages are significant. Industry’s motivation to innovate is low, new products or methods are rarely used, and the lowest price is the main driver for selecting a tender. READ MORE
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5. VALUE CO-CREATION FOR SUSTAINABLE PRODUCT SERVICE SYSTEM DESIGN : OPPORTUNITY FOR GLOBAL MANUFACTURING COMPANIES
Abstract : There is a gradually spreading servitization trend that is forcing industrial manufacturing companies acting in the global market to rethink their business. Manufacturing companies that were traditionally perceived as product-centered, are today increasingly influenced by a service-oriented theory, which claims that manufacturing companies are driven to shift their business focus towards a strategy where customer-perceived value is in the spotlight, and where products are bundled with services to offer Product-Service Systems (PSS). READ MORE