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Responding to customer enquiries in make-to-order companies Problems and solutions

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  • Kingsman, Brian
  • Hendry, Linda
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  • de Souza, Antonio

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  • Kingsman, Brian & Hendry, Linda & Mercer, Alan & de Souza, Antonio, 1996. "Responding to customer enquiries in make-to-order companies Problems and solutions," International Journal of Production Economics, Elsevier, vol. 46(1), pages 219-231, December.
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