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Systematic Approach to Formulate PSS Development Project Proposals in the Fuzzy Front End

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Product-Service Integration for Sustainable Solutions

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Product-service systems (PSS) adoption has increased over the last years due to its potential for innovative value creation. However, the identification of ideas and opportunities in the innovation planning and the structuring of PSS projects are still incipient in organizations, following the same patterns adopted for product development. Currently, there is not a systematic approach that can be followed for the formulation of PSS proposals in the fuzzy front end. Therefore, the aim of this research is to develop a method for defining PSS project proposals based on attributes that should be considered by companies during this definition. The systematization of PSS attributes may help increase the knowledge about different PSS projects that can emerge in the front end, thus leading to the discovery of opportunities that are not apparent in the existing business models and give rise to new ideas that can be translated into successful projects.

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  1. Department of Production Engineering, University of São Paulo, Av. Trabalhador São-Carlense, 400, São Carlos, SP, 13566-590, Brazil

    Ana Paula B. Barquet & Henrique Rozenfeld

  2. Institute of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Produktionstorvet Bygning 426, 2800, Lyngby, Denmark

    Daniela C. A. Pigosso

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Barquet, A.P.B., Pigosso, D.C.A., Rozenfeld, H. (2013). Systematic Approach to Formulate PSS Development Project Proposals in the Fuzzy Front End. In: Meier, H. (eds) Product-Service Integration for Sustainable Solutions. Lecture Notes in Production Engineering. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-30820-8_11

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