A Study on Principle of Product Service System Sysnthesis Using Economic Experiments

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24760309
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: System engineering
• Research Institution: The University of Tokyo
• Principal Investigator: NISHINO Nariaki 東京大学, 工学(系)研究科(研究院), 准教授 (90401299)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: サービス工学 / 経済実験 / プラットフォーム / パターン分類

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The project studied about the structure of product service systems (PSS) with the purpose of elucidating its mechanisms using economic experiments. First, actual services in reality were investigated and five types of basic structures were obtained as its classification. Second, the game theoretic analysis was conducted for each type of the models and it theoretically clarified about the synthesis of PSS and the state of diffusion at equilibrium. In addition, as a case study, a car-sharing service was modeled and economic experiments were conducted to create decision-making model. Evaluation on the car-sharing mechanism was done by simulation with the decision-making model. As a result, synthesis principles of PSS structure in car-sharing service are summarized, which clarifies the manufacturer’s profit-maximizing strategies depending on production cost conditions.

Free Research Field

社会システム工学，実験経済学，マルチエージェントシステム