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Title Developing a product-service system through a productisation strategy: a case from the 3PL industry
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Authors Lahy, A; Li, AQ; Found, P; Syntetos, A; Wilson, M; Ayiomamitou, N
Title Developing a product-service system through a productisation strategy: a case from the 3PL industry
Year 2018
Published International Journal Of Production Research, 56, 6
DOI 10.1080/00207543.2017.1367861
Abstract A Product-Service System (PSS) is created by combing a tangible product and an intangible service into one integrated offering. Thus, a PSS can be achieved by a production company adding intangible services to a product using a servitisation strategy or by a service company adding a tangible product to a service by means of a productisation strategy. The focus of this paper is on the latter. Our work demonstrates a significant gap in the literature in this area. To address this, we adapt an existing PSS conceptual framework as a means to identify the driving and restraining forces considered by a service company as it explored the possibility of pursuing a PSS productisation strategy. The conceptual framework is applied in an exploratory case study with a 3PL service provider. Application of the framework reveals new driving and restraining forces not previously discussed in the literature. Furthermore, it allows a preliminary quantification of the driving and restraining forces using a force field analysis approach. Our work contributes towards the expansion of the empirical knowledge base in the area of PSS.
Author Keywords supply chain management; product service systems; logistics; productisation; 3PL
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED); Social Science Citation Index (SSCI)
EID WOS:000433967100010
WoS Category Engineering, Industrial; Engineering, Manufacturing; Operations Research & Management Science
Research Area Engineering; Operations Research & Management Science
PDF https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/104240/1/Lahy%20et%20al%20%282017%20-%20IJPR%29.pdf
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