APC Customers Explain Nature of Process Scheduling Optimization Problems
The curse of reality — why process scheduling optimization problems are difficult in practice
Computers & Chemical Engineering, Volume 24, Issues 2-7, 15 July 2000, Pages 323-328
S. J. Honkomp , S. Lombardo, O. Rosen, and J. F. Pekny
The Procter and Gamble Company, BRTC-CETL, 8256 Union Centre Blvd., West Chester, OH 45069, USA
The Coca-Cola Company, One Coca-Cola Plaza, Atlanta, GA 30313, USA
School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907
Two process scheduling examples from consumer goods industries are presented. These problems contain several features, which in practice tend to make problems difficult to solve and present barriers to regular use of scheduling technology...
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