Product Service Systems

At the concept of Product Service Systems (PSS) the entrepreneurial thinking changes. The production and sale of products no longer stands in the forefront, rather the use for the consumer. It is based on the idea that the use of the product has to satisfy consumers demands and needs and raise life quality and life comfort. In many cases the consumers are not necessarily interested in the product itself (e.g. washing machine), but rather in its services and functions (washing of dirty clothes and drying the clean clothes), which spent those benefit to fulfil their needs (clean, folded, imeditately to use clothes). This transition from the sale of a product to the offer of Product Service Systems can be a contribution on the way to sustainable development.

A Product Service System is a system of products and services including supporting infra-structure that is designed to be competitive and to be able to satisfy customers needs. A Product Service System can be offered by one company or by an association of companies. It can include products with additionally services or services with additionally products. Product Service Systems can help to make the use of products more optimal, effective, inten-sive and long-term.

Researchprojekts about Product Service Systems

• PSS Strategies Homepage with research results of different Product Service Systems-Projects

Demand areas

• Demand area mobility
• Demand area nutrition
• Demand area living
• Demand area chemical based processes
• Demand area cleaning (of machines, rooms and buildings)
• Demand area machines
• Demand area Energy
• Demand area Recycling and Reuse