Modeling and identification of economic disturbances in the planning of the petrochemical industry

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 42, Issue 20, 2003, Pages 4678-4688

  Al Sharrah, Ghanima K ^a   Alatiqi, Imad ^b   Elkamel, Ali ^c  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; MARKETING; PETROCHEMICALS; PLANNING; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS;

PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY;

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY;

OIL;

PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY;

MARKET CONDITIONS; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; PRICE DYNAMICS; PRICING POLICY;

ARTICLE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; KUWAIT; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; PLANNING; PREDICTION; PROCESS MODEL; PROFIT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0141455045     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie021008f     Document Type: Article

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