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Book Title: Optimizing Factory Performance : Cost-Effective Ways to Achieve Significant and Sustainable Improvement
Item Length: 9.2in
Item Height: 1.1in
Item Width: 6.2in
Author: James P. Ignizio
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Topic: Training, Decision-Making & Problem Solving, Management, Industries / Manufacturing, Quality Control, Organizational Development
Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill Education
Publication Year: 2009
Genre: Business & Economics
Item Weight: 24.7 Oz
Number of Pages: 400 Pages