Ore grade decrease as life cycle impact indicator for metal scarcity: The case of copper

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Surplus Ore Potential as a Scarcity Indicator for Resource Extraction

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A Sustainability Lifecycle Assessment of Products and Services for the Extended Enterprise Evolution

Part 2: PLM for Sustainability, Traceability and PerformanceInternational audienceRecently numerous companies are moving from products to services to create new business opportunities and increase the value perceived by the customers thanks to an extended value creation network. The research challenge is to support traditional manufacturing enterprises evaluating the shift from products to services as far as sustainability is concerned. While product sustainability can be assessed by several tools, the impacts of PSS (Product-Service Systems) are almost unexplored. This paper adopts a holistic approach to assess sustainability by estimating three main impacts: environmental, economical and social. The methodology is illustrated by means of an industrial case study focusing on washing machines; it analyses the traditional scenario based on tangible product selling with a vertical supply-chain, and an innovative PSS scenario proposing washing as a service within an extended network. Data comparison highlights the achievable benefits of PSS on sustainability

A sustainability lifecycle assessment of products and services for the Extended Enterprise evolution

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Product-service lifecycle management in manufacturing: an industrial case study

Product-Service is a recent concept based on a novel product un- derstanding consisting of integrated product and service shares. It repre- sents a new trend for industries to innovate their artefacts and create fresh business opportunities. However, moving from product to services requires the identification of the needed assets to create the new solution and the in- tegration of both product-related and service-related activities into a unique product-service lifecycle. In practice, such an evolution can be defined the- oretically but it is hard to implement since supporting tools are strongly product-centred yet. As a consequence, product-service is still a fascinating idea especially in manufacturing sector. This paper tells about a success story of product-service management in manufacturing industry; it de- scribes how a household appliances’ manufacturer shifted from traditional product lifecycle towards product-service lifecycle to manage the new ser- vice. The study starts from analysis of the AS-IS processes and mapping of the ecosystem tangible and intangible assets, and describes how the compa- ny was supported into the definition of an integrated product-service lifecy- cle

Product-Service Lifecycle Management in Manufacturing: An Industrial Case Study

Part 11: Service and ManufacturingInternational audienceProduct-Service is a recent concept based on a novel product understanding consisting of integrated product and service shares. It represents a new trend for industries to innovate their artefacts and create fresh business opportunities. However, moving from product to services requires the identification of the needed assets to create the new solution and the integration of both product-related and service-related activities into a unique product-service lifecycle. In practice, such an evolution can be defined theoretically but it is hard to implement since supporting tools are strongly product-centred yet. As a consequence, product-service is still a fascinating idea especially in manufacturing sector. This paper tells about a success story of product-service management in manufacturing industry; it describes how a household appliances’ manufacturer shifted from traditional product lifecycle towards product-service lifecycle to manage the new service. The study starts from analysis of the AS-IS processes and mapping of the ecosystem tangible and intangible assets, and describes how the company was supported into the definition of an integrated product-service lifecycle