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Quality costing: the lessons learned from a study carried out in two phases. / Eldridge, Stephen; Dale, B.G.
In: Engineering Costs and Production Economics, Vol. 18, No. 1, 10.1989, p. 33-44.

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Eldridge, S & Dale, BG 1989, 'Quality costing: the lessons learned from a study carried out in two phases', Engineering Costs and Production Economics, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 33-44. https://doi.org/10.1016/0167-188X(89)90021-9

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Eldridge S, Dale BG. Quality costing: the lessons learned from a study carried out in two phases. Engineering Costs and Production Economics. 1989 Oct;18(1):33-44. doi: 10.1016/0167-188X(89)90021-9

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Eldridge, Stephen ; Dale, B.G. / Quality costing : the lessons learned from a study carried out in two phases. In: Engineering Costs and Production Economics. 1989 ; Vol. 18, No. 1. pp. 33-44.

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