A framework for service systems analysis: Theory and practice

Production Planning and Control

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 480-497

  Fernandes, Kiran Jude ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

service systems; soft systems; systems modelling

Indexed keywords

CUSTOMER NEED; INDUSTRIAL CONTEXT; SERVICE SYSTEMS; SOFT SYSTEMS; SYSTEMS MODELLING; THEORY AND PRACTICE;

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS; INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING;

SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

EID: 84861406852     PISSN: 09537287     EISSN: 13665871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09537287.2011.640035     Document Type: Article

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