Forward-Checking Filtering for Nested Cardinality Constraints: Application to an Energy Cost-Aware Production Planning Problem for Tissue Manufacturing

• Published in: Integration of AI and OR Techniques in Constraint Programming Vol. 9676; pp. 108 - 124
• Main Authors: Dejemeppe, Cyrille, Devolder, Olivier, Lecomte, Victor, Schaus, Pierre
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Springer International Publishing AG 01.01.2016; Springer International Publishing
• Series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science
• Subjects: Constraint Programming; Electricity Price; Mathematical theory of computation; Order Book; Paper Pulp; Paper Type

Response to electricity price fluctuations becomes increasingly important for industries with high energy demands. Consumer tissue manufacturing (toilet paper, kitchen rolls, facial tissues) is such an industry. Its production process is flexible enough to leverage partial planning reorganization al...