Industrial megaprojects: Concepts, strategies, and practices for success

Industrial Megaprojects: Concepts, Strategies, and Practices for Success

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 1-371

  Merrow, Edward W ^a  

^a Independent Project Analysis Inc   (United States)

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EID: 85100667759     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781119201045     Document Type: Book

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