decentralisation

The Act on the Protection of Human Rights in Global Supply Chains (Supply Chain Act), which will apply from 1 January 2023, pursues the goal of tracing production and working conditions that violate human rights as well as the protection of the environment in the value creation networks. To act when grievances are identi ed, information on production and working conditions must be available transparently across supply networks. However, this goal is only possible with a digital and e cient exchange of information. The question is therefore how and under what framework conditions this exchange of information can succeed.

Delivering industrial Product-Service Systems (IPSS) is a trend for companies in the german mechanical and plant engineering industry. IPSS are holistic problem solutions including an integrative combination of a physical core product and related services. Furthermore, IPSS are offered in customised business models. Due to the fourth industrial revolution, IPSS are transformed towards smart IPSS. Here, digital business models are necessary to take advantage of all opportunities belonging to smart IPSS. Therefore, a systematic analysis of digital business models for smart IPSS is presented.