IT practices within maintenance from a systems perspective: Study of IT utilisation within firms in Sweden

Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 768-791

  Kans, Mirka ^a  

^a LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Computerised maintenance management; E maintenance; Information technology; IT practices; IT utilisation; Maintenance; Maintenance management; Socio technical systems approach

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992999778     PISSN: 1741038X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17410381311328007     Document Type: Article

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