The servitization of manufacturing: A systematic literature review of interdependent trends

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1408-1434

  Lightfoot, Howard ^a   Baines, Tim ^b   Smart, Palie ^c  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Management; Manufacturing; Product service systems; Service; Service science; Services marketing; Servitization; Systematic literature review

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888634603     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IJOPM-07-2010-0196     Document Type: Review

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