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A study on the cost of operational complexity in customer-supplier systems

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  • Frizelle, G.
  • Efstathiou, J.

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  • Wu, Y. & Frizelle, G. & Efstathiou, J., 2007. "A study on the cost of operational complexity in customer-supplier systems," International Journal of Production Economics, Elsevier, vol. 106(1), pages 217-229, March.
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