Sustainable value in manufacturing networks through asset lifecycle management

The paper presents key results of a project that has aimed to develop new models, solutions, and performance indicators for new sustainable and better-performing manufacturing and service networks. The methods and tools developed can enable firms to integrate sustainability into the purpose of the firm and various business operations and activities. The governance and business model innovation and transformation for delivering sustainability can assist firms to rethink their value proposition to integrate environmental and social benefits in addition to the economic objective. The life-cycle based sustainable solution development framework ensures efficient development processes that help create sustainable solutions. The sustainability performance assessment method guides in planning, management and optimisation of business transactions and decision-making processes within a network