Ensuring value for money in FM contract services

Facilities

Volumn 14, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 26-33

  Akhlaghi, Fari ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 38849112125     PISSN: 02632772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02632779610098037     Document Type: Article

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