Empirical relationships between some manufacturing practices and performance
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International Journal of Production Research Publication details, including instructions for authors and subscription information: http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t713696255 Empirical relationships between some manufacturing practices and performance M. A. Karim a; A. J. R. Smith a; S. Halgamuge a a Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia
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