Abstract
This paper proposes that safety footwear manufacture shifts towards a sustainable Product-Service System (PSS). The PSS consists of seven stages from identification of requirements through to disposal or replacement. Through this, designers and manufacturers can realise safety footwear that is customised to end user sizing, function, industry and aesthetic requirements. For end users, this PSS leads to the creation of more comfortable and practicable footwear, addressing the underlying level of acceptance of uncomfortable safety footwear, reducing waste and providing sex specific offerings.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1031-1040 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Proceedings of the Design Society |
| Volume | 2 |
| Early online date | 26 May 2022 |
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| Publication status | Published - 31 May 2022 |
| Event | 17th International Design Conference, DESIGN 2022 - Virtual, Online, Croatia Duration: 23 May 2022 → 26 May 2022 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© The Author(s), 2022.
Keywords
- design automation
- mass customisation
- product-service systems (PSS)
- safety footwear
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design
- Computer Science Applications
- Software
- Modelling and Simulation