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A Classification Model for Product-Service Offerings

The December 2014 Monthly Paper on 'A Classification Model for Product Service Offerings', by Paolo Gaiardelli, Barbara Resta, Veronica Martinez, Oberto Pinto, Pavel Ablores

 

Organisations have been approaching servitisation in an unstructured fashion. This is partially because there is insufficient understanding of the different types of Product-Service offerings. Therefore, a more detailed understanding of Product-Service types might advance the collective knowledge and assist organisations that are considering a servitisation strategy. Current models discuss specific aspects on the basis of few (or sometimes single) dimensions.

In this paper, we develop a comprehensive model for classifying traditional and green Product- Service offerings, thus combining business and green offerings in a single model. We describe the model building process and its practical application in a case study. The model reveals the various traditional and green options available to companies and identifies how to compete between services; it allows servitisation positions to be identified such that a company may track its journey over time.Finally it fosters the introduction of innovative Product-Service Systems as promising business models to address environmental and social challenges.

This is an strategic tool that in a simple map shows the wide spectrum of service types. Organisations generally use it to map their current services offerings and plan future ones – e.g. the strategic move to the next services. The classification illustrates how other organisations (including competitors) are competing with different services in different markets.

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