Because sustainable scheduling is attracting increasing amounts of attention from many
manufacturing companies and energy is a central concern regarding sustainability, the …

Following the scarcity of resources, rising energy prices, and an increasing awareness of the
role manufacturing plays in the generation of greenhouse gas emissions, the consumption …

Power-intensive processes can lower operating expenses when adjusting production
planning according to time-dependent electricity pricing schemes. In this paper, we describe …

Demand response (DR) smart grid technology provides an opportunity for electricity
consumers to actively participate in the management of power systems. Industry is one of the …

Manufacturing is a major source of energy consumption and, therefore, a significant
contributor to emissions and greenhouse gases. This paper is concerned with evaluating …

The active management of electricity demand, also referred to as demand side management
(DSM), has been recognized as an effective approach to improving power grid performance …

The concept of cryogenic energy storage (CES) is to store energy in the form of liquid gas
and vaporize it when needed to drive a turbine. Although CES on an industrial scale is a …

Recent developments in energy markets, such as the increasing share of inherently volatile
renewable power in the energy supply mix and the need of reducing carbon emissions while …

Scheduling is a major component for the efficient operation of the process industries.
Especially in the current competitive globalized market, scheduling is of vital importance to …

Growing environmental awareness and the relevance of energy costs in many industries
has led to the need of improving energy efficiency in operations management; hence …