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The Need for Manufacturing Theory

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This chapter is mainly based on the paper: Considerations on Present Production Science Theory and Didactics: The Evident Lack of a Rational Manufacturing Theory, JSSM, 2021, 14, 482–501.

This chapter is mainly based on the paper: Considerations on Present Production Science Theory and Didactics: The Evident Lack of a Rational Manufacturing Theory, JSSM, 2021, 14, 482–501.

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Rüttimann, B.G., Stöckli, M.T. (2022). The Need for Manufacturing Theory. In: Elements of Advanced Manufacturing Theory. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-02047-6_1

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