Industrial service innovation through improved contractual relationship: A case study in maintenance

Journal of Quality in Maintenance Engineering

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 290-305

  Panesar, Sukhvir Singh ^a   Markeset, Tore ^b  

^a AGR Emiteam   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

Author keywords

Gas industry; Industrial services; Maintenance; Norway; Oil industry; Operations management

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL PULP; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CONTRACTS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GAS INDUSTRY; GASES; INNOVATION; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; MAINTENANCE; TECHNOLOGY; TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS;

CAPITAL-INTENSIVE INDUSTRIES; CASE STUDIES; CHEMICAL-; CONTRACT EXECUTION; CONTRACTUAL ISSUES; CONTRACTUAL RELATIONSHIPS; CONTROL MECHANISMS; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; INDUSTRIAL SERVICES; INTEGRATED PRODUCTIONS; NORWAY; OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY; OIL INDUSTRY; OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE; OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT; PAPER AND PULP; PRODUCTION FACILITIES; SERVICE COMPANIES; SERVICE INNOVATIONS; TECHNOLOGY BASED;

MAINTAINABILITY;

CHEMICAL PULPS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CONTRACTS; CRUDE OIL; GAS; INNOVATION; MAINTENANCE; TECHNOLOGY; TELECOMMUNICATIONS;

EID: 49349083320     PISSN: 13552511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13552510810899481     Document Type: Article

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