Interpretive structural modelling of enablers for improving the performance of automobile service centre

International Journal of Services Operations and Informatics

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 351-372

  Sharma, Rishu ^a   Garg, Suresh ^a  

^a DELHI TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

ASC; Automobile service centre; Interpretive structural modelling; ISM

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURE; AUTOMOBILES; AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; ECONOMICS; PRODUCT DESIGN;

AUTOMOTIVE SECTOR; DIFFUSION OF THE INTERNETS; INTERPRETIVE STRUCTURAL MODELLING (ISM); MANUFACTURING FIRMS; PRODUCT-SERVICE SYSTEMS; SERVICE CENTRES; STRUCTURAL MODELLING; STRUCTURAL RELATIONSHIP;

VEHICLE PERFORMANCE;

EID: 78649232826     PISSN: 1741539X     EISSN: 17415403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSOI.2010.037003     Document Type: Article

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