Resource availability, commitment and environmental reliability & safety: A study of petroleum refineries

Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 2-11

  Wolf, Frederick ^a  

^a PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REFINING INDUSTRY; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; RESOURCE USE; SAFETY;

EID: 27744586681     PISSN: 09660879     EISSN: 14685973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0966-0879.2005.00449.x     Document Type: Article

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