Chemical Production Scheduling: Mixed-Integer Programming Models and Methods

(Cambridge Series in Chemical Engineering) 1st Edition
Understand  common scheduling as well as other advanced operational problems with  this valuable reference from a recognized leader in the field. Beginning  with basic principles and an overview of linear and mixed-integer  programming, this unified treatment introduces the fundamental ideas  underpinning most modeling approaches, and will allow you to easily  develop your own models. With more than 150 figures, the basic concepts  and ideas behind the development of different approaches are clearly  illustrated. Addresses a wide range of problems arising in diverse  industrial sectors, from oil and gas to fine chemicals, and from  commodity chemicals to food manufacturing. A perfect resource for  engineering and computer science students, researchers working in the  area, and industrial practitioners.