[HTML][HTML] Material and energy flows of the iron and steel industry: Status quo, challenges and perspectives
Integrated analysis and optimization of material and energy flows in the iron and steel
industry have drawn considerable interest from steelmakers, energy engineers …
industry have drawn considerable interest from steelmakers, energy engineers …
State-of-the-art review of optimization methods for short-term scheduling of batch processes
CA Méndez, J Cerdá, IE Grossmann… - Computers & chemical …, 2006 - Elsevier
There has been significant progress in the area of short-term scheduling of batch processes,
including the solution of industrial-sized problems, in the last 20 years. The main goal of this …
including the solution of industrial-sized problems, in the last 20 years. The main goal of this …
Job-shop scheduling with blocking and no-wait constraints
A Mascis, D Pacciarelli - European Journal of Operational Research, 2002 - Elsevier
In this paper, we study the job-shop scheduling problem with blocking and/or no-wait
constraints. A blocking constraint models the absence of storage capacity between …
constraints. A blocking constraint models the absence of storage capacity between …
An improved differential evolution algorithm for practical dynamic scheduling in steelmaking-continuous casting production
This paper studies a challenging problem of dynamic scheduling in steelmaking-continuous
casting (SCC) production. The problem is to re-optimize the assignment, sequencing, and …
casting (SCC) production. The problem is to re-optimize the assignment, sequencing, and …
An effective co-evolutionary artificial bee colony algorithm for steelmaking-continuous casting scheduling
QK Pan - European Journal of Operational Research, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper addresses a new steelmaking-continuous casting (SCC) scheduling problem
from iron and steel production processing. We model the problem as a combination of two …
from iron and steel production processing. We model the problem as a combination of two …
A review of planning and scheduling systems and methods for integrated steel production
Iron and steel industry is an essential and sizable sector for industrialized economies. Since
it is capital and energy extensive, companies have been putting consistent emphasis on …
it is capital and energy extensive, companies have been putting consistent emphasis on …
On the adoption of lean manufacturing principles in process industries
Traditionally, the lean paradigm has been applied to discrete manufacturing of items that
can be easily put together and taken apart. The process industry, on the other hand …
can be easily put together and taken apart. The process industry, on the other hand …
An effective artificial bee colony algorithm for a real-world hybrid flowshop problem in steelmaking process
This paper aims to provide a solution method for the real-world hybrid flowshop scheduling
problem resulting from a steelmaking process, which has important applications in modern …
problem resulting from a steelmaking process, which has important applications in modern …
A decomposition approach for the scheduling of a steel plant production
I Harjunkoski, IE Grossmann - Computers & Chemical Engineering, 2001 - Elsevier
In this paper we present a decomposition strategy for solving large scheduling problems
using mathematical programming methods. Instead of formulating one huge and unsolvable …
using mathematical programming methods. Instead of formulating one huge and unsolvable …
Steel-making process scheduling using Lagrangian relaxation
The steel-making process, including steel-making and continuous casting, is usually the
bottleneck in iron and steel production. Effective scheduling of this process is thus critical to …
bottleneck in iron and steel production. Effective scheduling of this process is thus critical to …