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Applied Motion Study: A Collection of Papers on the Efficient Method to Industrial Preparedness by Gilbreth, Frank B. ; Gilbreth, Lillian M - 1917
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Applied Motion Study: A Collection of Papers on the Efficient Method to Industrial Preparedness
by Gilbreth, Frank B. ; Gilbreth, Lillian M
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- Keywords MOTION Studies, Industrial Psychology, Time-management, Industrial Efficiency, EARLY Photography
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