Human error assessment and management in port operations using fuzzy AHP

Marine Technology Society Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 73-86

  Ung, S T ^a   Williams, V ^a   Chen, H S ^b   Bonsall, S ^a   Wang, J ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARGO HANDLING; ERROR ANALYSIS; FUZZY SETS; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

FUZZY SET THEORY; RISK CONTROL OPTIONS (RCO);

MARINE ENGINEERING;

CARGO HANDLING; ERROR ANALYSIS; FUZZY SETS; MARINE ENGINEERING; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ACCIDENT; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ERROR ANALYSIS; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; PORT OPERATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 33845724834     PISSN: 00253324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4031/002533206787353583     Document Type: Article

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