Function based manning and aspects of flexibility

WMU Journal of Maritime Affairs

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 121-133

  Ljung, Margareta ^a,b  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY WEST   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Flexibility; Function Based Manning; OptimizedManning; Work Function

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899891390     PISSN: 1651436X     EISSN: 16541642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03195169     Document Type: Article

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