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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Chapter 8, Problem 33Q
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To draw: The type of jobs for which learning
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Human resource is one of the major resource of an organization like any other resource such as capital and raw material. Human resource of an organization includes the individuals who work for the organization. Employees working in the organization are the human resource.
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