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2021 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

14. Capital and Systems Measurement

Author : Richard Thomas Watson

Published in: Capital, Systems, and Objects

Publisher: Springer Singapore

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Abstract

The measurement of performance is an essential feature of capital creation because management of a capital creation process requires knowing what was produced, the quality and value of the product, and what resources were consumed in the process.

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Metadata
Title
Capital and Systems Measurement
Author
Richard Thomas Watson
Copyright Year
2021
Publisher
Springer Singapore
Book
Capital, Systems, and Objects

Print ISBN: 978-981-15-9417-5

Electronic ISBN: 978-981-15-9418-2

Copyright Year: 2021

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-9418-2_14