Optimal design of coproductive services: Interaction and work allocation

Manufacturing and Service Operations Management

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 578-594

  Roels, Guillaume ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Joint production; Monotone comparative statics; Operations strategy; Service operations

Indexed keywords

REENGINEERING; SALES;

COLLABORATIVE SERVICES; DEGREE OF INTERACTION; JOINT PRODUCTION; MONOTONE COMPARATIVE STATICS; OPERATIONS STRATEGIES; PRODUCTION PROCESS; SERVICE OPERATIONS; SERVICE PROVIDER;

SERVICE INDUSTRY;

EID: 84908498745     PISSN: 15234614     EISSN: 15265498     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/msom.2014.0495     Document Type: Article

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