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A rigorous approach to coordinate production and transport scheduling in a multi-site system

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Authorship
C.A. Méndez ; A. Bonfill ; A. Espuña ; L. Puigjaner
Date
2006
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Book
Computer-Aided Chemical Engineering, 21B (pp. 2171-2176)
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ISBN
0-444-52970-5
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The efficient coordination of production and distribution systems has received increasing attention as companies move towards higher collaborative and competitive environments. This work focuses on the operational level of Supply Chain Management (SCM) to efficiently coordinate short-term production and transport scheduling. Both systems are modeled as detailed scheduling problems using a novel MILP formulation based on a continuous-time representation. A hybrid MILP-heuristic approach is also ... The efficient coordination of production and distribution systems has received increasing attention as companies move towards higher collaborative and competitive environments. This work focuses on the operational level of Supply Chain Management (SCM) to efficiently coordinate short-term production and transport scheduling. Both systems are modeled as detailed scheduling problems using a novel MILP formulation based on a continuous-time representation. A hybrid MILP-heuristic approach is also presented to reduce the inherent combinatorial complexity of the problem.
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Key Words
Supply Chain ManagementScheduling