The Philosopher's Stone for Sustainability Proceedings of the 4th CIRP International Conference on Industrial Product-Service Systems, Tokyo, Japan, November 8th - 9th, 2012 /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Shimomura, Yoshiki (Editor), Kimita, Koji (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Production management.; Engineering design.; Engineering economics.; Engineering economy.; Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing.; Engineering Design.; Operations Management.

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