Dynamic scheduling of multiproduct pipelines with multiple delivery due dates

• Published in: Computers & chemical engineering Vol. 32; no. 4; pp. 728 - 753
• Main Authors: Cafaro, Diego C., Cerdá, Jaime
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2008
• Subjects: Dynamic scheduling; MILP approach; Multiple due dates; Multiproduct pipeline; Dynamic scheduling; Multiple due dates; MILP approach; Multiproduct pipeline
• ISSN: 0098-1354; 1873-4375
• DOI: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2007.03.002

Scheduling product batches in pipelines is a very complex task with many constraints to be considered. Several papers have been published on the subject during the last decade. Most of them are based on large-size MILP discrete time scheduling models whose computational efficiency greatly diminishes...