The application of Life Cycle Cost (LCC) approach to quality food production: A comparative analysis in the parma pdo ham sector

American Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1492-1506

  Iotti, Mattia ^a   Bonazzi, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Activity Based Costing (ABC); Life Cycle Cost (LCC) Analysis; Meat Processing Firms; Parma PDO Ham

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904062535     PISSN: 15469239     EISSN: 15543641     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3844/ajassp.2014.1492.1506     Document Type: Article

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