Ahmad Ramahi This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.¹, Husam Arman², Nashaat Othman¹, and Fadi AbuBasha¹

¹Industrial Engineering Department, An-Najah National University P.O. Box7, Nablus, Palestine
²Techno-Economics Division, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR)

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