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Introduction: The Nature and Structure of the Inventory Problem Read chapter Read first chapter

2018 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

6. Inventory Developments in Individual Countries

Authors : Attila Chikán, Erzsébet Kovács, Zsolt Matyusz, Magdolna Sass, Péter Vakhal

Published in: Inventories in National Economies

Publisher: Springer London

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Abstract

In this part, we take the 32 countries in the sample one by one and provide an overview of their economy from the inventory researcher’s point of view. The purpose of the chapter is to give a background for interpreting and analysing results about individual countries shown in various chapters of the book. Therefore, this chapter serves as kind of a reference background for the interpretation and evaluation of different country results.

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Metadata
Title
Inventory Developments in Individual Countries
Authors
Attila Chikán
Erzsébet Kovács
Zsolt Matyusz
Magdolna Sass
Péter Vakhal
Copyright Year
2018
Publisher
Springer London
Book
Inventories in National Economies

Print ISBN: 978-1-4471-7369-4

Electronic ISBN: 978-1-4471-7371-7

Copyright Year: 2018

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-7371-7_6