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Book Title: Flexible Automation In Developing Countries: The Impact On S...
Number of Pages: 484 Pages
Publication Name: Flexible Automation in Developing Countries : The Impact on Scale and Scope and the Implications for Location of Production
Language: English
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Subject: Automation, Industries / General, General, Economics / General
Item Height: 1.7 in
Publication Year: 1998
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 37.6 Oz
Author: Ludovico Alcorta
Subject Area: Computers, Technology & Engineering, Business & Economics
Item Length: 9.3 in
Series: Unu/Intech Studies in New Technology and Development Ser.
Item Width: 6.5 in
Format: Hardcover
