Strategies for value: Quality, productivity, and innovation in R&D/technology organizations

Systems Engineering

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 87-106

  Rouse, William B ^a,c,d,e   Boff, Kenneth R ^b  

^a Enterprise Support Systems   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING   (United States)

^d IEEE   (United States)

^e Human Factors and Ergonomics Society   (United States)

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EID: 23744485846     PISSN: 10981241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sys.1008     Document Type: Article

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