Assessing systems for offshore emergency evacuation

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 401-408

  Mould, G I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Emergency; Offshore; Oil; Simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; RANDOM PROCESSES; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

DISCRETE EVENT SIMULATION; OFFSHORE EMERGENCY EVACUATION;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 0035311843     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: 14769360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2601105     Document Type: Article

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