Oksana Mont
Professor
Clarifying the Concept of Product-Service System
Author
Summary, in English
A new trend of product-service systems (PSS) that has the potential to minimise environmental impacts of both production and consumption is emerging. This article attempts to build a theoretical framework for PSS and serves as a background for identifying possible investment needs in studying them. There are three main uncertainties regarding the applicability and feasibility of PSS: the readiness of companies to adopt them, the readiness of consumers to accept them, and their environmental implications. The main finding is that successful PSSs will require different societal infrastructure, human structures and organisational layouts in order to function in a sustainable manner.
Keywords: product-service systems, sustainability, functional economy
Keywords: product-service systems, sustainability, functional economy
Department/s
- The International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics
Publishing year
2002
Language
English
Pages
237-245
Publication/Series
Journal of Cleaner Production
Volume
10
Issue
3
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
Elsevier
Topic
- Social Sciences Interdisciplinary
Keywords
- Functional economy
- Product-service system
- Sustainability
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 0959-6526