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Reorientation in Product Development for Multiproject Management: The Toyota Case

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Nobeoka, K. (2006). Reorientation in Product Development for Multiproject Management: The Toyota Case. In: Herstatt, C., Stockstrom, C., Tschirky, H., Nagahira, A. (eds) Management of Technology and Innovation in Japan. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-31248-X_10

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