A methodology for developing service in virtual manufacturing environment

Developing services to support manufacturing industry in a context of virtual manufacturing environment and Ecosystem is a complex servitization process that needs support of appropriate models, methods and tools. This paper proposes a methodological approach to follow in the creation of service and service system during the whole service life cycle. The proposed approach is developed under the frame of an ongoing FP7 European Integrated Project MSEE. The methodology relates and integrates a set of frameworks, models, modelling and simulations tools by providing a structured approach. The added value of the approach is the gain of time and consistency in a complex servitization engineering project.