Our analysis of seven companies from the German medical engineering industryrevealed that product-service-systems play a central role in value creation. Customer solutionsare highly individual and often consist of a medical product and corresponding servicesspanning the complete product life...

Integrated product-service packages (hybrid products) can open new markets and target groups tocompanies. However, existing approaches to service or product development do not sufficientlyaddress simultaneous development and domain-specific issues. A very promising new field for suchbundles is...

Integrated product-service packages (hybrid products) can open new markets and target groups tocompanies. However, existing approaches to service or product development do not sufficientlyaddress simultaneous development and domain-specific issues. A very promising new field for suchbundles is...