Decision-support challenges in the chemical-pharmaceutical industry: Findings and future research directions

CM Marques, S Moniz, JP de Sousa… - Computers & Chemical …, 2020 - Elsevier
The chemical-pharmaceutical sector is facing an unprecedented fast-changing environment,
with new market and technological trends impacting the companies' operational strategies …

Data-driven decision making under uncertainty integrating robust optimization with principal component analysis and kernel smoothing methods

C Ning, F You - Computers & Chemical Engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper proposes a novel data-driven robust optimization framework that leverages the
power of machine learning and big data analytics for decision-making under uncertainty. By …

Adaptive robust optimization with minimax regret criterion: Multiobjective optimization framework and computational algorithm for planning and scheduling under …

C Ning, F You - Computers & Chemical Engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
Regret is defined as the deviation of objective value from the perfect information solution,
and serves as an important evaluation metric for decision-making under uncertainty. This …

An integrated approach for production lot sizing and raw material purchasing

AL Cunha, MO Santos, R Morabito… - European Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper addresses the integration of two relevant problems within industry: raw material
purchasing and production planning. The raw material purchasing problem considers the …

Plan maestro de producción basado en programación lineal entera para una empresa de productos químicos

YR Zotelo, J Mula, M Díaz-Madroñero… - Revista de Métodos …, 2017 - econstor.eu
In this work, we propose an integer linear programming model for production scheduling of a
group of finished products with independent demand. The model for the master production …

A simulation-optimization approach to integrate process design and planning decisions under technical and market uncertainties: A case from the chemical …

CM Marques, S Moniz, JP de Sousa… - Computers & Chemical …, 2017 - Elsevier
This study addresses the product-launch planning problem in the chemical-pharmaceutical
industry under technical and market uncertainties, and considering resource limitations …

A model-based decision support framework for the optimisation of production planning in the biopharmaceutical industry

M Vieira, T Pinto-Varela, AP Barbosa-Póvoa - Computers & Industrial …, 2019 - Elsevier
The enterprise management of current industrial processes has becoming increasingly
complex, imposing novel challenges to the implementation of efficient decision support …

Strategic decision-making in the pharmaceutical industry: A unified decision-making framework

CM Marques, S Moniz, JP de Sousa - Computers & Chemical Engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
The implementation of efficient strategic decisions such as process design and capacity
investment under uncertainty, during the product development process, is critical for the …

Production and maintenance planning optimisation in biopharmaceutical processes under performance decay using a continuous-time formulation: A multi-objective …

M Vieira, T Pinto-Varela, AP Barbosa-Póvoa - Computers & Chemical …, 2017 - Elsevier
This work addresses the optimal planning of biopharmaceutical continuous manufacturing
processes under performance decay, modelling its operational constraints in a mixed …

Optimal planning and campaign scheduling of biopharmaceutical processes using a continuous-time formulation

M Vieira, T Pinto-Varela, S Moniz… - Computers & Chemical …, 2016 - Elsevier
This work addresses the optimal planning and campaign scheduling of biopharmaceutical
manufacturing processes, considering multiple operational characteristics, such as the …