Generating flexibility in the design of engineering systems to enable better sustainability and lifecycle performance

Research in Engineering Design

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 121-143

  Hu, Junfei ^a   Cardin, Michel Alexandre ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Change propagation; Flexibility in engineering design; Real options analysis; Sustainability; Uncertainty management; Waste to energy system

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BAYESIAN NETWORKS; BENCHMARKING; COMPLEX NETWORKS; LIFE CYCLE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CHANGE PROPAGATION; ENGINEERING DESIGN; REAL OPTIONS ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY MANAGEMENT; WASTE-TO-ENERGY SYSTEMS;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84925412062     PISSN: 09349839     EISSN: 14356066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00163-015-0189-9     Document Type: Article

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