An evolutionary approach to benchmarking

Benchmarking: An International Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 281-305

  Fernandez, P ^a   Mccarthy, I P ^a   Rakotobe Joel, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benchmarking; Classification; Development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986106096     PISSN: 14635771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14635770110403783     Document Type: Article

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