A critical systems approach to decision support for process engineering

Computers and Chemical Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 876-888

  Basson, Lauren ^a,b   Petrie, Jim ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clean technology; Life cycle assessment; Multiple criteria decision analysis; Process design; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; LIFE CYCLE; UNCERTAIN SYSTEMS;

LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MULTIPLE CRITERIA DECISION ANALYSIS; MULTIPLE CRITERIA DECISION ANALYSIS (MCDA);

PROCESS DESIGN;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; LIFE CYCLE; PROCESS DESIGN; UNCERTAIN SYSTEMS;

EID: 34248207600     PISSN: 00981354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2006.07.007     Document Type: Article

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