Good products, bad products : essential elements to achieving superior quality
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Featuring case studies of famous brands that became victims of their own success like Kodak; IBM; Zenith; and GM; this provocative book provides a brilliant; in-depth look at the powerful but elusive qualities that can make or break a products success. --,Edited summary from book.
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Adams, J. (2012). Good products, bad products: essential elements to achieving superior quality . McGraw-Hill.

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Adams, James. 2012. Good Products, Bad Products: Essential Elements to Achieving Superior Quality. McGraw-Hill.

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Adams, James. Good Products, Bad Products: Essential Elements to Achieving Superior Quality McGraw-Hill, 2012.

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Adams, James. Good Products, Bad Products: Essential Elements to Achieving Superior Quality McGraw-Hill, 2012.

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