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Interface modeling for product‐service system integration
Author(s) -
Maleki Elaheh,
Belkadi Farouk,
Bonjour Eric,
Slayman Ali,
Bernard Alain
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
systems engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.474
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1520-6858
pISSN - 1098-1241
DOI - 10.1002/sys.21522
Subject(s) - interface (matter) , product service system , computer science , systems engineering , service (business) , conceptual model , product (mathematics) , architecture , systems modeling , software engineering , systems architecture , human–computer interaction , engineering , database , business model , business , geometry , mathematics , bubble , marketing , maximum bubble pressure method , art , parallel computing , visual arts
Product‐service system (PSS) is proposed as a response to the increasing need for sustainable solutions. To provide PSS, companies develop a customized system interconnecting heterogeneous systems. Consequently, distinguishing and modeling the interfaces in PSS is challenging because of the heterogeneity of its tangible and intangible components and their continuous interactions. To tackle this issue, this paper presents a contribution to interface definition in PSS architecture. It aims at proposing a conceptual model supporting the definition and classification of the interfaces in PSS architecture as a system of systems. Based on systems engineering recommendations, the model defines the interfaces between subsystems and components. The application of the model is illustrated by a pragmatic use case concerning a station‐less bicycle‐sharing system.