Serviceology for Services Selected papers of the 1st International Conference of Serviceology /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Mochimaru, Masaaki (Editor), Ueda, Kanji (Editor), Takenaka, Takeshi (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Tokyo : Springer Japan : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Production management.; Computers.; Engineering design.; Engineering economics.; Engineering economy.; Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing.; Operations Management.; Engineering Design.; Information Systems and Communication Service.
• Physical Description: X, 375 p. 292 illus., 143 illus. in color. online resource.
• ISBN: 9784431548164

Services are key activities in the globalization of the economy and also underlie the quality of life of local residents. The advanced work presented in this book was selected from the proceedings of the First International Conference on Serviceology (ICServ2013), held October 16–18, 2013 in Tokyo. This book provides a useful overall guide to the state of the art in theory and practice of services for researchers in various fields, including engineering, marketing, economics, and others. This work also facilitates the scientific systematization of services and promotes technological developments for solutions of industrial issues.