Lifecycle-oriented decision making approach for planning product service systems (PSS) (C02+)

• Subject Area: Engineering Design, Machine Elements, Product Development
• Term: from 2008 to 2016
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 33237764

In this subproject a methodical approach to forecasting of external cycles affecting the product development is drawn up. So, companies and their functional unit development are enabled to react to trends and carry out the design of future robust PSS. For this, existing approaches of scenario planning and strategy definition will be adapted to match the cyclic nature of relevant factors. In addition, methods of control technology are applied to create cyclic future images describing expected cycles. Based on these cyclic visions scenarios and the functional strategy can be defined. The approach as well as the functional strategy is integrated into a DfX directive taking into account the three criteria costs, customer acceptance and sustainability.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 768: Managing Cycles in Innovation Processes - Integrated Development of Product Service Systems Based on Technical Products
• Applicant Institution: Technische Universität München (TUM)
• Project Head: Dr.-Ing. Markus Mörtl