Project Management: The Managerial Process (Mcgraw-hill Series Operations and Decision Sciences)
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Author: Erik W. Larson, Clifford F. Gray
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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How many labor hours should the eighth satellite require?
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Project Management: The Managerial Process (Mcgraw-hill Series Operations and Decision Sciences)
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