Quality tools for managing construction projects

411 Pages·2013·23.67 MB·English

by  Abdul Razzak Rumane

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Quality Tools
Managing
for
Construction
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Industrial Innovation Series
Series Editor
Adedeji B. Badiru
Department of Systems and Engineering Management
Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) – Dayton, Ohio
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Quality Tools
Managing
for
Construction
Projects
Abdul Razzak Rumane
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