An integrated simulation framework for system-of-systems value exploration

The manufacturing sector is witnessing a paradigm shift toward servitization, where companies are transitioning from selling products to offering product–service systems. This shift creates additional challenges, where the providers must ensure the expected value throughout the operational phase of...

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Main Authors: Carl Nils Konrad Toller Melén, Raj Jiten Machchhar, Cecilia Wendin, Marco Bertoni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2025-01-01
Series:Design Science
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2053470125100127/type/journal_article
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Summary:The manufacturing sector is witnessing a paradigm shift toward servitization, where companies are transitioning from selling products to offering product–service systems. This shift creates additional challenges, where the providers must ensure the expected value throughout the operational phase of the solution. Especially when dealing with a system-of-systems (SoS), evaluating performance across diverse contexts and business models while understanding the interconnectedness between systems becomes critical. To address these challenges during the design phase, this article presents a novel integrated simulation framework that supports the development team in exploring value from a SoS perspective. This framework utilizes agent-based simulation and offers three key features: multifidelity, modular and multidisciplinary. The applicability of the proposed framework is further demonstrated in a quarry industry case.
ISSN:2053-4701