TY - CHAP
T1 - A novel network-based continuous-time formulation for process scheduling
AU - Giménez, Diego M.
AU - Henning, Gabriela P.
AU - Maravelias, Christos T.
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - We present a novel network-based continuous-time formulation for process scheduling that addresses multiple limitations of existing approaches. Specifically, it handles non-simultaneous transfers of input/output materials to/from processing units; it employs a more flexible time representation; and it explicitly accounts for unit connectivity. This is accomplished via the modelling of two key issues: (i) the state of a processing/storage unit, and (ii) the material transfer between processing and storage units. The proposed formulation allows us to model many complexities associated with process scheduling and obtain solutions to problems that cannot be addressed by existing methods.
AB - We present a novel network-based continuous-time formulation for process scheduling that addresses multiple limitations of existing approaches. Specifically, it handles non-simultaneous transfers of input/output materials to/from processing units; it employs a more flexible time representation; and it explicitly accounts for unit connectivity. This is accomplished via the modelling of two key issues: (i) the state of a processing/storage unit, and (ii) the material transfer between processing and storage units. The proposed formulation allows us to model many complexities associated with process scheduling and obtain solutions to problems that cannot be addressed by existing methods.
KW - network-based continuous-time formulation
KW - process scheduling
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U2 - 10.1016/S1570-7946(08)80018-1
DO - 10.1016/S1570-7946(08)80018-1
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:52749095505
SN - 9780444532275
T3 - Computer Aided Chemical Engineering
SP - 79
EP - 84
BT - 18th European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering
A2 - Braunschweig, Bertrand
A2 - Joulia, Xavier
ER -