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, Principles of
Supply Chain
Management
A BALANCED APPROACH
3e
JOEL D. WISNER
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
•
KEAH-CHOON TAN
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
•
G. KEONG LEONG
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
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