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C. Durugbo
School of Applied Sciences, Cranfield University, Cranfield, United Kingdom

A. Tiwari
School of Applied Sciences, Cranfield University, Cranfield, United Kingdom

J.R. Alcock
School of Applied Sciences, Cranfield University, Cranfield, United Kingdom

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Published in: Proceedings of the 2nd CIRP IPS2 Conference 2010; 14-15 April; Linköping; Sweden

Linköping Electronic Conference Proceedings 77:46, p. 365ä-370

Published: 2012-10-11

ISBN: 978-91-7393-381-0

ISSN: 1650-3686 (print), 1650-3740 (online)

The purpose of this paper is to use literature to identify the main approaches for managing information flow during PSS delivery. This paper plans to contribute to knowledge by: analysing the main approaches for managing information flow during the delivery phase and; making recommendations for future research.

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