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Product configuration: a review of the state-of-the-art and future research

Linda L. ZhangIESEG School of Management (LEM-CNRS), Catholic University of Lille, Lille, FranceCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 6381-6398 | Received 20 Feb 2014, Accepted 29 Jun 2014, Published online: 04 Aug 2014

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