Nicola Saccani

TL;DR: It is found that IoT is foundational to any service transformation, although it is mostly needed to become an availability provider, and PA is essential for moving to the performance provider profile.

TL;DR: A conceptual framework is developed based on the literature and a case study of a company implementing a usage-focused servitized business model in the household appliance industry to show how digital technologies help overcome the drawback of usage- focused business models for the adoption of CE.

TL;DR: Findings suggest that a great degree of vertical integration by one actor in the supply chain is not a necessary condition for Circular Economy implementation, and a framework linking the challenges to specific levers that companies may pursue to overcome them is developed.

TL;DR: In this paper, the gap between research and practice in spare parts management, with specific reference to durable goods addressed to private or professional customers, is investigated, and a critical literature review of theoretical contributions about spare parts classification and demand forecasting for stock control is provided.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors identify four different types of service networks involved in the provision of solutions, and the capabilities necessary for forming and utilizing such networks, which are: a). vertical after-sales service network, b). horizontal outsourcing service network; c). vertical life-cycle service network and d). horizontal integration service network.