
Leveraging digital twins for value-driven design in smart product-service systems: the super-system digital twin framework and SEV case study
- Post by: Tobias Larsson
- 4th July 2025
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Abstract
Recent academic contributions explore the integration of Digital Twins (DTs) within smart Product-Service System (sPSS). This integration aims to innovate business propositions, hardware and services. However, gaps persist in developing DT environments to support early-stage collaborative innovation for sPSS, and limited studies explore how real-time synchronized digital replicas enhance value co-creation in this area. This paper addresses this gap by presenting a framework and practical example of integrating value-driven decision support into early sPSS conceptual design. A case study on the development of the Smart Electric Vehicle (SEV) conducted with a global automotive Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) demonstrates the framework’s efficacy. Through qualitative data analyses based on experimental validation in a case company, the DT proves effective in aiding decision makers in selecting value-adding configurations within specific scenarios. Furthermore, the DT serves as a visual decision-making tool, fostering collaboration across diverse teams within the automotive company. This collaboration facilitates value creation across practitioners with varied backgrounds, emphasizing the DT’s role in enhancing early-stage innovation and co-creation processes in the sPSS domain.
Keywords
Digital Twin, Smart Product-Service System, Value-Driven Design, Simulation, Automotive Industry
Reference
Zhang Y, Bertoni M, Bertoni A, Larsson A, Larsson T. Leveraging digital twins for value-driven design in smart product-service systems: the super-system digital twin framework and SEV case study. Design Science. 2025;11:e24. doi:10.1017/dsj.2025.10011
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