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Book Title: New Directions: Efficiency And Productivity
Item Length: 9.3in
Item Width: 6.1in
Author: Rolf Färe, Shawna Grosskopf
Publication Name: New Directions : Efficiency and Productivity
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Springer
Publication Year: 2003
Series: Studies in Productivity and Efficiency Ser.
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 34.9 Oz
Number of Pages: Xiv, 174 Pages
