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SYSTEM ANALYSIS AND DESIGN

Fifth Edition

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SYSTEM ANALYSIS AND DESIGN

Fifth Edition

ALAN DENNIS

Indiana University

BARBARA HALEY WIXOM

University of Virginia

ROBERTA M. ROTH

University of Northern Iowa

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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