Integrated Production and Service Systems in Advanced Manufacturing: Towards Sustainable Industrial Management Through People, Planet and Prosperity
A special issue of Machines (ISSN 2075-1702). This special issue belongs to the section "Advanced Manufacturing".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2025 | Viewed by 30
Special Issue Editors
Interests: product service system innovation
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: manufacturing system; digital twins
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This call invites original research contributions that address the integration of product, service, and production systems within advanced industrial contexts. As industries face increasing pressures for agility, digital transformation, and sustainability, the boundaries between production and service are becoming progressively fluid. Integrated Product–Service Systems (IPSSs) offer a means to align value creation with lifecycle thinking, enabling the development of circular and sustainable business models that address both economic and environmental objectives.
This Special Issue will focus on systemic approaches to the design, operation, and management of industrial systems that combine technological innovation with service orientation. Particular emphasis is placed on how data-driven technologies, such as digital twins, IoT, and automation, can be leveraged to deliver smart services and optimize resource flows across value chains. We are especially interested in work that explores the transition dynamics and organizational enablers required for such transformations.
The call welcomes interdisciplinary contributions that combine engineering, operations, business, and sustainability perspectives. Empirical studies, conceptual developments, and methodological advances are all encouraged, especially those that offer actionable insights for industry and policy. As firms seek to build capabilities for advanced services in competitive environments, understanding the interplay between business models, systems thinking, and resource efficiency is increasingly critical.
Suggested Topics
Product–Service Innovation and Business Models
- (Integrated) product–service systems (IPSSs);
- Servitization strategies and service-oriented value creation;
- Business model innovation in manufacturing ecosystems;
Digital Technologies and Intelligent Operations
- Digital twins and cyber–physical production systems;
- Real-time data analytics for decision support;
- AI and IoT applications in smart manufacturing and services.
Sustainability and Circular Economy
- Lifecycle-based system design and operation;
- Eco-efficiency, lean manufacturing, and input reduction;
- Circular economy implementation in production and service systems.
Organizational Capabilities and Transformation
- Transition pathways from products to services;
- Strategic capabilities for advanced services;
- Human–technology integration in industrial systems.
Systems Thinking and Interdisciplinary Integration
- Cross-functional and transdisciplinary case studies;
- Systemic approaches to innovation and value creation;
- Methodologies for integrated industrial system design.
Prof. Dr. Shaun West
Prof. Dr. Simon Züst
Prof. Dr. Tobias Larsson
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- integrated product–service systems (IPSSs)
- sustainable industrial management
- digital transformation
- circular economy
- smart production systems
- servitization
- lifecycle engineering
- systems thinking
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