Customer, consumer and user involvement in product development: A framework and a review of selected methods

Total Quality Management

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 141-149

  Kaulio, M A ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

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EID: 1542524893     PISSN: 09544127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0954412989333     Document Type: Review

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