Assessing the value dimensions of outsourced maintenance services

Journal of Quality in Maintenance Engineering

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 348-363

  Toossi, Amir ^a   Louise Lockett, Helen ^b   Raja, Jawwad Z ^c   Martinez, Veronica ^b  

^a NETWORK RAIL   (United Kingdom)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Maintenance management; Outsourcing; Repertory grid; Servitization; Value in use

Indexed keywords

MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT; MAINTENANCE OUTSOURCING; MAINTENANCE SERVICES; OUTSOURCED MAINTENANCE; PRODUCTS AND SERVICES; REPERTORY GRIDS; SERVITIZATION; VALUE-IN-USE;

OUTSOURCING; SALES;

MAINTENANCE;

EID: 84885114663     PISSN: 13552511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/JQME-04-2013-0021     Document Type: Article

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