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Addressing uncertainty in estimating the cost for a Product-Service-System delivering Availability: Epistemology and Ontology

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posted on 2015-03-20, 14:39 authored by Yee GohYee Goh, Linda B. Newnes, Ettore Settanni, Nils E. Thenent, Glenn Parry
Recently there has been increase in the number of manufacturing firms offering service packages in support of their products, through performance-based or availability contracts. The delivery of “advanced services” by product-service-systems (PSS), is a knowledge-intensive socio-technical system in nature. Nonetheless, the challenges associated with addressing uncertainty in the context of estimating the cost of a PSS delivering availability need to be overcome. We will present a system-based approach and discuss the uncertainties in modelling cost for a PSS. The aim is to demonstrate the limitations of using only quantitative analysis for modelling the uncertainty in estimating the cost of providing an advance service. Building on the epistemological foundation, we then discuss uncertainty in the context of ontology modelling and conclude with final remarks and directions for future research.

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  • Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering

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Ontology Modeling in Physical Asset Integrity Management

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1 - 25 (25)

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GOH, Y.M. ... et al, 2015. Addressing uncertainty in estimating the cost for a Product-Service-System delivering Availability: Epistemology and Ontology. IN: Ebrahimipour, V. and Yacout, S. (eds). Ontology Modeling in Physical Asset Integrity Management. Heidelberg: Springer, pp.199-220.

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© Springer

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This work is made available according to the conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) licence. Full details of this licence are available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

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2015

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9783319153254

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  • en

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