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The Customer System and New Product Development: The Material Supplier’s Strategy in Japan

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Tomita, J., Fujimoto, T. (2006). The Customer System and New Product Development: The Material Supplier’s Strategy in Japan. 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_4

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