Architecture development for product-service systems

Are you having trouble integrating the tangible and intangible elements of your intelligent products and services into a comprehensive architecture? We understand that product-service system (PSS) architecture can be complex, and proper integration is essential for success. Our flexible and adaptable approach allows us to work closely with you to define integration requirements, visualize interfaces and components, analyze data flow through your PSS deployment, and divide development activities accordingly. We maintain a holistic integration perspective at all times.

When working with complex systems, it is crucial to understand how the system's components interact with each other.

Product service systems (PSS) present a unique challenge due to their combination of tangible and intangible elements, including products, software, infrastructure, services, processes, and people. Integrating these elements into a comprehensive architecture is crucial for properly defining integration requirements and creating the necessary interfaces. This allows companies to optimize development processes, reduce costs, ensure data integration, and improve the overall quality of the PSS. If you are having difficulty imagining how the components of your PSS are connected or defining data connections and interfaces, the Fraunhofer IPK team can support you in creating a comprehensive PSS architecture that meets your specific requirements.

Your benefits

This solution is ideal if you are facing any of the following challenges:

• Difficulty visualizing how all elements of a complex PSS are connected.
• Need to share development activities across different areas of expertise without losing the systemic perspective.
• Difficulty deriving integration requirements or defining data connections/interfaces between elements.

If your company is facing any of these challenges, we can help you integrate the tangible and intangible elements of your PSS to create a comprehensive architecture.

Our support

We support you in creating your PSS architecture with a flexible, adaptable approach. We use the most appropriate methods to work with your team, define integration requirements, visualize interfaces and components, analyze data flow through your PSS deployment, and divide development activities accordingly while maintaining an integration-focused perspective. Managing your PSS as a system ensures that all components work together seamlessly to deliver a high-quality customer experience.

Defining your PSS architecture is just one of the many ways we can help you achieve your goals. Contact us today to learn more about how we can support your business transformation. If you are facing any of these challenges, we can help your company integrate all tangible and intangible elements of your PSS to create a comprehensive architecture.