Journal Article10.1016/j.procir.2024.06.012
Digital and Agile Collaboration in New Work SME Product Development
Juliane Balder,Marius Porst,Rainer Stark +2 more
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About: This article is published in Procedia CIRP. The article was published on 01 Jan 2024. The article focuses on the topics: Agile software development & Work (physics).
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