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    James P. Warren & Ed Rhodes

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Warren, J.P., Rhodes, E. (2006). ’smart’ Design: Greening the Total Product System. In: Sarkis, J. (eds) Greening the Supply Chain. Springer, London . https://doi.org/10.1007/1-84628-299-3_15

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