Manufacturing companies are continually striving to sharpen their competitive advantage in many ways, such as product-service system (PSS) and inventory control. There are only a few published case studies of PSS in manufacturing contexts, and these tend to be implementations in large sized companies giving only limited knowledge related to complexity and performance of PSS due to issues of confidentiality. Inventory control has been researched for many years and has led to substantial improvements in performance across many industries. To date, very little research has been reported related to inventory control in product-service systems in manufacturing contexts. The research carried out for this paper involved collecting primary data from qualitative research conducted through a case study with a company in the United Kingdom and information from secondary sources. Analysis of the case study data has also identified areas for further research. This research will contribute to the existing body of knowledge by the creation of qualitative models which will provide understanding about types of PSS in manufacturing contexts.