The limited informativeness of resource discrepancy feedback to designers

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 630-646

  Busby, J S ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cost estimating; Engineering design; Equipment; Feedback

Indexed keywords

EID: 3543071155     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443579710167294     Document Type: Review

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