Enterprise imaging: Representing complex multi-organizational service enterprises

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 159-180

  Mills, John ^a   Purchase, Valerie C ^b   Parry, Glenn ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Co creation; Multi organizational; Public sector; Public sector organizations; Service; Service industries; Visualisation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872905749     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443571311295617     Document Type: Article

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