Risk management of complex critical systems

International Journal of Critical Infrastructures

Volumn 1, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 195-215

  Koubatis, Andrew ^a   Schönberger, Jorge Yerena ^a  

^a Geneva Nursing Homes Association   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Complexity; Interdependency; Interdependent systems; Risk assessment framework; Risk management

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; DIGITAL DEVICES; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; MARKETING; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SPEECH COMMUNICATION;

INTERDEPENDENCY; INTERDEPENDENT SYSTEMS; RISK ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK;

LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS;

EID: 14844293901     PISSN: 14753219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJCIS.2005.006119     Document Type: Article

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