Title :
Optimization systems in production and distribution of the cement industry
Author :
Takemi, Aizawa ; Takahiro, Kawano
Author_Institution :
Chichibu Onoda Cement Corp, Japan
Abstract :
In this paper, the authors present some optimization systems spanning through purchasing, production, and delivery in the cement industry. This paper especially deals with the formulation of mixed integer programming and some techniques to use it, because this method´s capability has been improving. Sensitivity analyses, which are the main advantage of this method, are also presented
Keywords :
cement industry; control system analysis; industrial control; integer programming; materials handling; optimal control; production control; purchasing; sensitivity analysis; cement industry; delivery; distribution; mixed integer programming; optimization systems; production; purchasing; sensitivity analysis; Building materials; Cement industry; Distributed control; Fuels; Linear programming; Process control; Production planning; Production systems; Raw materials; Recycling;
Conference_Titel :
Cement Industry Technical Conference, 1995. XXXVII Conference Record., 1995 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Juan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2456-0
DOI :
10.1109/CITCON.1995.514249
