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Title: | Investigating the Potential Adoption of Product-Service Systems in the Luggage Industry To Promote Sustainability |
Authors: | Wilson, D Iacovidou, E |
Keywords: | product-service system (PSS);circular economy;luggage;sustainable travel;sustainable consumption;sustainable production |
Issue Date: | 7-Aug-2023 |
Publisher: | MDPI |
Citation: | Wilson, D. and Iacovidou, E. (2023) 'Investigating the Potential Adoption of Product-Service Systems in the Luggage Industry To Promote Sustainability', Resources, 12 (8), 94, pp. 1 - 18. doi: 10.3390/resources12080094. |
Abstract: | Copyright: © 2023 by the authors. The travel-goods industry is an essential part of the larger travel and tourism sector, but it allegedly creates significant environmental impacts due to resource and energy consumption. This study investigates the potential of the product-service system (PSS) models to promote the transition to a sustainable travel industry in the future. It explores the drivers and barriers to PSS adoption within the luggage industry from a theoretical perspective and identifies opportunities for value creation using both consumer and luggage industry viewpoints. Four hypothetical PSS models are developed to highlight different pathways to PSS adoption, underpinned with empirical data collected via a consumer survey and semi-structured interviews with industry experts. Even though the analysis revealed shifting consumer attitudes towards servitisation concepts within the travel-goods market, at present, the widespread adoption of PSS is hindered by the fragmented nature of global supply chains and entrenched ownership values. Addressing supply chain issues in a way that empowers end-of-life systems to sustainably manage products beyond their functional obsolescence is critical. In parallel, product-oriented PSS models are more likely to increase, driven by a burgeoning resale market and supported by digital technologies, which in turn can lead to greater prospects for use-oriented PSS adoption in the long-term that would eventually promote sustainability. |
Description: | Data Availability Statement: The data presented in this study are available on request from the corresponding author. The data are not publicly available due to ethical constraints. |
URI: | https://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/26938 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.3390/resources12080094 |
Other Identifiers: | ORCID iD: Eleni Iacovidou https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6841-0995 94 |
Appears in Collections: | Dept of Life Sciences Research Papers |
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