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Theoretical Paper

Target setting, lean systems and viable systems: a systems perspective on control and performance measurement

A J GregoryUniversity of HullHullUKCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 1503-1517 | Received 01 Feb 2006, Accepted 01 Jul 2006, Published online: 21 Dec 2017

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