An ontology-based approach to product extension services modelling in servitisation

International Journal of Services Operations and Informatics

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 373-399

  Shen, Jin ^a   Wang, Liya ^a   Sun, Yiwen ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ontologies building; OWL; PESs; Product extension services; Semantic modelling; Servitisation

Indexed keywords

BIRDS; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; KNOWLEDGE REPRESENTATION; SEMANTICS;

FORMAL REPRESENTATIONS; HETEROGENEOUS SYSTEMS; MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAMS; PESS; PRODUCT EXTENSION SERVICES; SEMANTIC FOUNDATION; SEMANTIC MODELLING; SERVITISATION;

ONTOLOGY;

EID: 78649249606     PISSN: 1741539X     EISSN: 17415403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSOI.2010.037004     Document Type: Article

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