Life cycle costing: A review of published case studies

Managerial Auditing Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 240-261

  Korpi, Eric ^a   Ala Risku, Timo ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Case studies; Life cycle costs; Product life cycle

Indexed keywords

EID: 40949134201     PISSN: 02686902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02686900810857703     Document Type: Review

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