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Operational Excellence as the Main Customer Value: Information Technology Vendors' Perspective

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|May 2019

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bsrj-2019-0002 | Journal eISSN: 1847-9375 | Journal ISSN: 1847-8344
Language: English
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Submitted on: Apr 4, 2018
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