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An integrated fuzzy approach for the selection of outsourcing manufacturing partners in pharmaceutical R&D

Liang-Hsuan Chen Department of Industrial and Information Management, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan, ROCCorrespondence[email protected]
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Chia-Chang Hung Department of Industrial and Information Management, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan, ROC
Pages 7483-7506 | Received 08 Apr 2009, Accepted 24 Sep 2009, Published online: 26 Jan 2010

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