Implementation and execution of industrial service strategy: A case study from the oil and gas industry

Journal of Quality in Maintenance Engineering

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 105-117

  Kumar, Rajesh ^a   Markeset, Tore ^a   Kumar, Uday ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

^b LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Corporate strategy; Industrial services; Performance criteria; Service delivery systems

Indexed keywords

GAS INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; MEASUREMENT THEORY; PERFORMANCE; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CORPORATE STRATEGY; INDUSTRIAL SERVICES; PERFORMANCE CRITERIA; SERVICE DELIVERY SYSTEMS;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33745073188     PISSN: 13552511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13552510610667147     Document Type: Article

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