Operations and Supply Chain Management 9th edition
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Author: Roberta S. Russell, Bernard W. Taylor III
Publisher: WILEY
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To construct: A p-chart for the process and determine whether the process is in control or not?
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Ch. 3.S - Prob. 1QCh. 3.S - Prob. 2QCh. 3.S - Prob. 3QCh. 3.S - Prob. 4QCh. 3.S - Prob. 5QCh. 3.S - Prob. 6QCh. 3.S - Prob. 7QCh. 3.S - The Great Lakes Company, a grocery store chain,...Ch. 3.S - Prob. 2PCh. 3.S - Prob. 3P
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