Operations Management: Processes and Supply Chains (12th Edition) (What's New in Operations Management)
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ISBN: 9780134741062
Author: Lee J. Krajewski, Manoj K. Malhotra, Larry P. Ritzman
Publisher: PEARSON
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If we use the same number of workers in each period, what happens as the number of workers increases from 15?
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Chapter 10 Solutions
Operations Management: Processes and Supply Chains (12th Edition) (What's New in Operations Management)
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