Characterizing failures in design activity

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture

Volumn 215, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 1417-1424

  Busby, J S ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Design organization; Design process; Hazardous installations; Human error

Indexed keywords

EID: 1942522151     PISSN: 09544054     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954405011519196     Document Type: Article

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