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Company 1 is a member of a large group of companies engaged in metal refining and fabrication of a very diverse range of metal products. It is a fully integrated manufacturing unit making products from refined and prepared raw materials. The headquarters of the division in which the company is located are sited at a sister factory some 40 miles away. The company’s products are supplied to vehicle and traction equipment manufacturers via a holding and warehousing operation which also supplies a network of agencies and service centres with spares and replacement products.
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Dale, B.G., Plunkett, J.J. (1991). Case study, company 1. In: Quality Costing. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3870-7_6
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