RAMS contribution to efficient waste minimisation and management

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 932-939

  Sikos, László ^a   Klemeš, Jiří ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PANNONIA   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Availability; Maintenance; RAMS software; Reliability; Waste to energy

Indexed keywords

DAILY LIVES; IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENTS; OPTIMAL DECISION MAKINGS; OVERALL COSTS; PERFORMANCE MEASURES; RAMS SOFTWARE; SAFETY SOFTWARES; SYSTEM DESIGNS; WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; WASTE MINIMISATION; WASTE TO ENERGY;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE; CONSERVATION; ENERGY CONVERSION; MAINTAINABILITY; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RANDOM ACCESS STORAGE; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SOFTWARE RELIABILITY;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 64549115375     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2009.02.009     Document Type: Article

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