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Materials Classification and Coding

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The realisation of a particular economic need and how to satisfy it may be somewhat haphazard or fortuitous or even intuitive, perhaps a sudden flash of inspiration. Where satisfying this need concerns a product, continued success in the venture will call for more than haphazard attention to its creation. There are, of course, businesses which profit from casual exploitation of temporary opportunities, flitting from venture to venture, but economic stability and progress do not stem from such efforts.

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© 1980 Frank Osborn

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Osborn, F. (1980). Materials Classification and Coding. In: Costing and Control for Materials. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-16342-7_3

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