Enabling Continuous Improvement of New Product Development Processes

Industry and Higher Education

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 235-243

  Caffyn, Sarah ^a   Grantham, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0242314319     PISSN: 09504222     EISSN: 20436858     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5367/000000000101295138     Document Type: Article

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