Optimal sizing, scheduling and shift policy of the grinding section of a ceramic tile plant

This paper addresses the optimal design of the grinding section of a ceramic tile plant operating in a cyclic mode with the units (mills) following a batch sequence. The optimal design problem of this single product plant is formulated with a fixed time horizon of one week, corresponding to one cycl...

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Autor principal: Duarte, Belmiro P. M. (author)
Outros Autores: Santos, Lino O. (author), Mariano, Jorge S. (author)
Formato: article
Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 2008
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Texto completo:http://hdl.handle.net/10316/3772
País:Portugal
Oai:oai:estudogeral.sib.uc.pt:10316/3772