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Servitization of manufacturing: survey in the Polish machinery sector


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Fig. 1

Percentage of manufacturing companies with an integrated product and service offeringsSource: elaborated by the author based on (Neely, 2008; Neely et al., 2011).
Percentage of manufacturing companies with an integrated product and service offeringsSource: elaborated by the author based on (Neely, 2008; Neely et al., 2011).

Fig. 2

Structure of the research sample in terms of services delivered
Structure of the research sample in terms of services delivered

Fig. 3

Share of revenues from the provision of services in total revenues
Share of revenues from the provision of services in total revenues

Fig. 4

Original model for classifying the level of product and service integration in the activity of a manufacturing company
Original model for classifying the level of product and service integration in the activity of a manufacturing company

Contingency table of two variables: the company size and the level of servitization

LEVEL OF SERVITIZATIONCOMPANY SIZE (MEASURED BY THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES)
MICROSMALLMEDIUMLARGESUM
Level 1065011
Level 2120401576
Level 315231039
Level 403205
Beyond classifiaction169319
Total3407928150

Frequency of services provided by the surveyed manufacturers of the machine industry

SERVICE TYPEASSESS ON A SCALE FROM 1 TO 7, HOW OFTEN THESE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED, IF:1 – MEANS THAT THESE SERVICES ARE NOT PROVIDED AT ALL IN THE COMPANY,7 – MEANS THAT THESE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED VERY OFTEN (SEVERAL TIMES A MONTH/DAILY) PERCENT [%]
1234567sum
Warranty after-sales service1923132349100
Post-warranty after-sales service2212152247100
Pre-sales consultations2433371544100
Maintenance and technical support30036111931100
Industrial services (machining, milling, cutting, bending and other manufacturing services)30312112033100
Modernisation, overhauls, regeneration35354172115100
Assembly and/or implementation3612692323100
After-products sales training and technical advice for39514181517100
Transport4255391917100
Research, expert opinions594587134100
Disposal, product (scrapping equipment/and/machinery) or recycling of waste703151273100
Monitoring74232837100
Maintenance79425532100
Rental89321302100
Financial support (loans, instalments)91132111100
Leasing92311310100

Level of product–service integration of the surveyed enterprises according to the authors of the classification model

LEVELCHARACTERISTICS OF THE LEVEL SETTINGSNUMBER OF COMPANIESPERCENT [%]
1Number of services <6 and the share of the service income in the total income below 15%117
2Number of services between 6 and 11, or the share of the service income in the total income between 15% and 30%7651
3Number of services between 11 and 17, or the share of the service income in the total income between 30% a 50%3926
4Number of services >17, or the share of the service income in the total income more than 50%53
Beyond qualificationNo services in the offer1913