Linking product design and durability: A review and research agenda

Durabot: The Tool to Introduce Durability in the Design Process

“…The proposed approach and the related tool evaluate the environmental and economical aspects of durability, since to ErPs durable doesn't always mean sustainable. The work fills the gap outlined by Mesa et al (2022) as it provides indicators to measure, determine, and predict product durability in different lifecycle scenarios, applicable to the design phase. The Durabot tool has been developed so that different scenarios can be analyzed and compared in a simplified way.…”

“…When durability question is faced, it is essential that LCA also comprises all the aspects of the product lifecycle, including undesired factors, such as wear, aging, deterioration, as products durability relies on those factors to guarantee a long-lasting lifetime (Cappelletti et al, 2022). By defining the research gaps and research agenda regarding product durability, Mesa et al (2022) highlight the need for developing more design methods and indicators to measure, determine, and predict product durability in different lifecycle scenarios. Alfieri et al (2018) present an approach and a method to assess how to increase the durability of ErP and evaluate the associated impacts.…”

“…Haines-Gadd et al (2018) investigate strategies that help develop more emotionally engaging product experiences, as the consumer, with choices and preferences, highly interferes with durability (de Ayala, 2021). Mesa et al (2022) highlight the strict relationship between durability and its boost derived from innovative circular BM and servitization practices. They identify 9 topics associated with product durability, such as fatigue, failure, reliability, sustainability and eco-design, lifecycle assessment/thinking, product service systems.…”

Role of smart technologies for implementing industry 4.0 environment in product lifetime extension towards circular economy: A qualitative research

“…Mesa et al’s [ 52 ] review emphasized the cruciality of product design for durability. This study shows a notable contribution of I4.0 technologies to PLE via improved product design, principally levied by additive manufacturing/3D printing.…”

How Are Emotional Attachment Strategies Currently Employed in Product-Service System Cases? A Systematic Review Underscoring Drivers and Hindrances

“…This division clarifies three parameters among the range of PSS: whether it is more oriented to the product or the service, the role of the consumer and its responsibility, and the temporality of ownership (Demyttenaere et al, 2016). Despite the significance of product durability in the context of PSS development (Mesa et al, 2022), several cases demonstrate the less careful behaviour triggered by use-oriented PSS (such as renting and leasing systems), which ends up resulting in a lower than expected durability and a potential rebound effect (Metic and Pigosso, 2022). Although literature has extensively explored the concept of durability as a physical property of a product, it has not looked so carefully to the emotional durability and the nuances of consumer-product relationships (den Hollander et al, 2017) in PSS development for product attachment (i.e., the emotional bond between users and products resulting in a protective behaviour).…”