Citation
(2012), "Special Issue on Benchmarking and best practices in industrial service business", Benchmarking: An International Journal, Vol. 19 No. 6. https://doi.org/10.1108/bij.2012.13119faa.001
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2012, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Special Issue on Benchmarking and best practices in industrial service business
Special Issue on Benchmarking and best practices in industrial service business
Article Type: Call for papers From: Benchmarking: An International Journal, Volume 19, Issue 6
The industrial service business research addresses especially the service business concepts in industrial companies. For many manufacturing companies, services may account for a significant share of revenue. New technologies, including remote diagnostics and on-line monitoring, also enable business opportunities. Benchmarking approach could benefit learning from the state-of-the-art practices between industries. This contemporary theme has evoked much attention in academics as well as managers. Within this research area, the main questions of interest are:
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Management of industrial service business
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The scope of industrial service offerings
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Product/service bundling into solutions
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Measurement of industrial service business
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Performance impact of industrial service business models
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This special issue includes, but is not limited to the following topics:
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Concepts of servitization and industrial service business
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Value co-creation in networks
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Services and supply chain management
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Best practices in industrial services
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Capabilities of industrial service firms
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Business logic and pricing issues
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IT systems supporting service business
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Remote diagnostics in industrial service business
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Condition based maintenance
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Knowledge management and service business
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Service fleet management
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Service/operations management
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Benchmarking between industries.
Full paper due for Benchmarking: An International Journal (BIJ): 1 December 2012
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Prof. Marko KohtamäkiNetworked Value SystemsUniversity of VaasaPO Box 700FIN-65101 VaasaFinlandE-mail: marko.kohtamaki@uwasa.fi
Prof. Petri HeloNetworked Value SystemsUniversity of VaasaPO Box 700FIN-65101 VaasaFinlandE-mail: petri.helo@uwasa.fi