Industrial Product-Service-Systems - Typology of Service Supply Chain for IPS2 Providing

Abstract

Today’s organizational forms either focus on the production of products or of the delivering of services. That leads to the creation of supply chains by outsourcing parts from the original manufacturer to a supplier. Due to the increasing global competition companies are forced to stand out by using Industrial Product-Service-Systems (IPS2). The possibility to manage the increasing complexity by outsourcing processes to suppliers and thereby generating supply chains cannot be simply adapted to the delivery of an IPS2. Thus, the configuration of supply chains in the delivery phase of IPS2 requires the development of new methods and tools. With this approach a service supply chain typology for IPS2 providing and the process workflow to generate IPS2 networks are pointed out.