The use of decision-making tools in end-of-life decisions: A case study in the South African petro-chemical industry

PICMET: Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 619-624

  Kitching, P ^a   Van Waveren, C C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

A PLANTS; ASSET LIVES; DECISION MAKING MODELS; END-OF-LIFE; FINAL DECISION; INFRASTRUCTURE ASSETS; OPERATIONAL PHASE; PROJECT TEAM; SAFETY HAZARDS; SOUTH AFRICA; TECHNOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT;

ASSET MANAGEMENT; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; LIFE CYCLE; SAFETY ENGINEERING; SURVEYS;

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 70450171575     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PICMET.2009.5262139     Document Type: Conference Paper

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