Product-Service System Design for Sustainability
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 528
ISBN-13: 9781906093679
Subjects: Production management; Sustainable architecture
Description: This book, based on a huge European and Asian research project, is a state-of-the-art examination of the theory and practice of system innovation through Product-Service System (PSS) design for sustainability from a trans-cultural viewpoint. PSS design incorporates innovative strategies that shift businesses away from simply designing and selling physical products to developing integrated systems of products and services that satisfy human needs. The book provides background, advice and tools for designers interested in sustainable PSSs and has a wealth of case studies for practitioners to digest.