Cost control in consulting engineering firms

Journal of Management in Engineering

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 189-192

  Pellicer, Eugenio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Consulting services; Cost control; Engineering firms; Productivity

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS; COSTS; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; FUNCTIONS; PERSONNEL; PRODUCTIVITY;

CONSULTING SERVICES; COST CONTROL; ENGINEERING FIRMS; TECHNICAL PERSONNEL;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 26644441907     PISSN: 0742597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0742-597X(2005)21:4(189)     Document Type: Article

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