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Empirical analysis of evolution of product architecture: Fanuc numerical controllers from 1962 to 1997

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  • Shibata, Tomoatsu
  • Yano, Masaharu
  • Kodama, Fumio

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  • Shibata, Tomoatsu & Yano, Masaharu & Kodama, Fumio, 2005. "Empirical analysis of evolution of product architecture: Fanuc numerical controllers from 1962 to 1997," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 34(1), pages 13-31, February.
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