To access new market segments, a growing number of manufacturing companies are changing their business models and are transforming themselves into providers of so-called Product-Service Systems (PSS). These are a combination of product and service components. Since a complete transformation of the business model often involves uncertainties and risks, companies often offer different types of PSS simultaneously. However, this increases the variety and thus the variety-induced complexity for the companies. Therefore, this paper introduces an approach that allows the development of suitable PSS-based business models that can be offered simultaneously as a business model family and are based on existing products. The approach is applied to the example of a manufacturer of industrial valves.
Kurzfassung
Der deutsche Werkzeug- und Formenbau steht im Zuge der fortschreitenden Globalisierung nicht nur vor marktseitigen Herausforderungen, sondern befindet sich auch in einem turbulenten Wandel von traditionellen zu industriellen Fertigungs- und Organisationsprinzipen [1]. Eine falsche Strategie oder deren mangelhafte Umsetzung führt zum wirtschaftlichen Untergang der Unternehmen [2]. Ein vom Werkzeugmaschinenlabor WZL der RWTH Aachen im Rahmen eines DFG-geförderten Forschungsvorhabens entwickeltes Tool ermöglicht, die strategische Stimmigkeit und Nutzenorientierung im Geschäftsmodell eines Werkzeugbauunternehmens zu überprüfen.
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