Characterizing service networks for moving from products to solutions

Industrial Marketing Management

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 31-46

  Gebauer, Heiko ^a   Paiola, Marco ^b   Saccani, Nicola ^c  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADUA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dynamic and operational capabilities; Manufacturing firms; Products and services; Service networks; Solutions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873568821     PISSN: 00198501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indmarman.2012.11.002     Document Type: Article

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