A service requirements engineering method for a digital service ecosystem

A Immonen, E Ovaska, J Kalaoja, D Pakkala - Service Oriented Computing …, 2016 - Springer
A digital service ecosystem enables value creation and the co-development of services in a
value network under a common ecosystem regulation. The ecosystem members are able to …

A method for identifying customer orientations and requirements for product–service systems design

Y Shimomura, Y Nemoto, T Ishii… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
For manufacturers, developing product–service systems (PSSs) is getting more important
because of the trends of servitisation and creating social value. A PSS is a social system …

Requirement-oriented engineering characteristic identification for a sustainable product–service system: A multi-method approach

C Liu, G Jia, J Kong - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Product–service systems (PSSs) have great potential for competitiveness and sustainability.
Customers' requirements cannot be directly used in the design of a PSS. Accurate …

A method for designing customer-oriented demand response aggregation service

Y Shimomura, Y Nemoto, F Akasaka, R Chiba, K Kimita - CIRP Annals, 2014 - Elsevier
Demand response (DR), which controls electric usage of customers when electric system
reliability is jeopardised, attracts much societal attention. To realise a pragmatic DR …

Extraction of customers' potential requirements using service scenario planning

K Ota, Y Kurita, F Akasaka, K Kimita… - … -Service Integration for …, 2013 - Springer
The realization of service that adapts to a diversity of customer requirements is becoming
important in many industries. A tool for extracting customer requirements, which is called a …

A method for exploring PSS technologies based on customer needs

K Kimita, Y Shimomura - … for Sustainable Solutions: Proceedings of the 5th …, 2013 - Springer
Recently, a system called the Product-Service System (PSS) has been attracting attention.
Since a PSS includes a broad range of customer needs, compared with a product-selling …

A Knowledge-Based Design Support Method for Product-Service Contents Design

Y Nemoto, F Akasaka, Y Shimomura - The Philosopher's Stone for …, 2013 - Springer
Abstract Product-Service Systems (PSS) have been regarded as a new business concept for
manufacturing companies to enhance the value of their products. Since both products and …

[PDF][PDF] Requirement Analysis for Strategic Improvement of a B2B Service

F Akasaka, S Hosono, K Kimita, M Nakajima… - Proceedings of CIRP …, 2010 - diva-portal.org
Manufacturing companies are starting to recognize that services offered through a product
are important. From the viewpoint of offering products in combination with services, it is …

Service Failure Effects Analysis Based on Customer Perspective

Y Kurita, K Kimita, K Watanabe… - … and Information in …, 2013 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Recently, service has been recognized as an effective means to enhance customer
satisfaction. The importance of service is widely accepted. Based on this background, the …