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Operations adding value to society. / Kovács, G; Kuula, M; Seuring, S et al.
In: International Journal of Operations and Production Management, Vol. 40, No. 9, 30.11.2020, p. 1293-1300.

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Kovács, G, Kuula, M, Seuring, S & Blome, C 2020, 'Operations adding value to society', International Journal of Operations and Production Management, vol. 40, no. 9, pp. 1293-1300. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOPM-09-2020-832

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Kovács, G., Kuula, M., Seuring, S., & Blome, C. (2020). Operations adding value to society. International Journal of Operations and Production Management, 40(9), 1293-1300. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOPM-09-2020-832

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Kovács G, Kuula M, Seuring S, Blome C. Operations adding value to society. International Journal of Operations and Production Management. 2020 Nov 30;40(9):1293-1300. doi: 10.1108/IJOPM-09-2020-832

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Kovács, G ; Kuula, M ; Seuring, S et al. / Operations adding value to society. In: International Journal of Operations and Production Management. 2020 ; Vol. 40, No. 9. pp. 1293-1300.

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