The Philosopher's Stone for Sustainability : Proceedings of the 4th CIRP International Conference on Industrial Product-Service Systems, Tokyo, Japan, November 8th - 9th, 2012

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The Philosopher's Stone for Sustainability : Proceedings of the 4th CIRP International Conference on Industrial Product-Service Systems, Tokyo, Japan, November 8th - 9th, 2012

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Proceedings of the 4th CIRP International Conference on Industrial Product-Service Systems, Tokyo, Japan, November 8th - 9th, 2012

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edited by Yoshiki Shimomura, Koji Kimita

Creator

• Shimomura, Yoshiki

Contributor

• Kimita, Koji.
• SpringerLink

Editor

• Shimomura, Yoshiki
• Kimita, Koji.

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• SpringerLink

Subject

• Engineering design
• Engineering
• Production/Logistics/Supply Chain Management
• Engineering economy
• Engineering design
• Engineering design
• Engineering Design
• Engineering economy
• Electronic resources
• Engineering economy
• Engineering
• Engineering
• Engineering Design
• Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing
• Engineering Design

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eng

Summary

Industrial Product-Service Systems (IPS2), which is defined as “an integrated industrial product and service offering that delivers value in use,” has expanded rapidly over the last decade. IPS2 has allowed us to achieve both high added value and high productivity and has enriched our QOL by improving the performance of products and services. We are now struggling with many awkward issues related to sustainability, but IPS2 is expected to be the “philosopher’s stone” for solving these issues. Following the pattern of conferences held in Cranfield in 2009, Linköping in 2010, and Braunschweig in 2011, the fourth International CIRP Conference on Industrial Product-Service Systems, held on November 8-9, 2012, in Tokyo, will cover various aspects of IPS2. Topics planned for this year’s conference reflect the latest IPS2 information in both the natural sciences and humanities and include case studies from various industries. IPS2 is still a relatively new field, so it is important to keep track of the entire context in order to promote more cross-sectional cooperation between multimodal fields and disciplines. The fourth International CIRP Conference on Industrial Product-Service Systems will serve as a vital platform for such collaborations and the discussion of new scientific ideas

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TA177.4-185

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non fiction