Time Continuity in Discrete Time Models New Approaches for Production Planning in Process Industries /

• Main Author: Suerie, Christopher (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2005.
• Series: Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems, 552
• Subjects: Engineering.; Production management.; Operations research.; Decision making.; Management science.; Engineering, general.; Operations Management.; Operations Research, Management Science.; Operation Research/Decision Theory.

Production planning problems containing special characteristics from process industries are addressed in this book. The main subject is the development of mathematical programming models that allow to model production plans which are not disrupted by discretization of time. However, discrete time mo...

Table of Contents:

• Basic Models in Lot-Sizing
• Extensions to the Basic Models: Time Continuity
• Literature Review
• Planning Framework and Solution Techniques
• Modeling and Solution Approach
• Analysis of Solutions and Computational Performance
• Summary and Outlook.