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The Effects of Design Changes and Delays on Project Costs

Terry WilliamsDepartment of Management ScienceStrathclyde University
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Colin EdenDepartment of Management ScienceStrathclyde University
,
Fran AckermannDepartment of Management ScienceStrathclyde University
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Andrew TaitDepartment of Management ScienceStrathclyde University
Pages 809-818 | Received 01 Mar 1994, Accepted 01 Nov 1994, Published online: 20 Dec 2017

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