Spreadsheet Modeling of Equipment Acquisition Plans
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عنوان ژورنال: Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1540-4595,1540-4609
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-4609.2008.00181.x