Prominent market leaders are encouraging subscriptions rather purchases of machines, for
instance. In response, a growing number of suppliers of industrial products are considering …

The implementation of Industry 4.0 often entails various changes to a company's business
model. Not all companies take advantage of the new technological capabilities or create …

Manufacturing companies operate in global environments where competition is increasingly
aggressive. To remain competitive, they need to differentiate themselves by updating and …

Machinery and equipment manufacturers especially from high wage countries are
increasingly under pressure to extend their competitive differentiation. Studies show that …

Abstract The global Subscription Economy has grown tremendously in recent years.
Subscription offers are today increasingly regarded as a strategic imperative in many …

Subscription retailing is rapidly growing. However, existing understanding of this sector is
limited. Through a large-scale survey of 1356 UK consumers this paper develops a typology …

Subscription models have become a popular new way for consumers to do their shopping.
This paper presents a taxonomy of the three main archetypes of subscription models and …

This thesis deals with the increasing attention of manufacturing firms to supply extended
offerings, implying a shift from selling products towards provision of solutions. The overall …

Subscription commerce emerged as an up-and-coming phenomenon in retailing that
enables shoppers to automatically receive recurring deliveries of consumer goods. One …

During the past decade, growing attention has been given to industrial service offerings in
the marketing literature as well as in many manufacturing firms. This phenomenon is often …