Increased information intensity is greatly expanding the importance of model-based decision-
making in a variety of areas. This paper reviews applications that involve large-scale …

In batch plants, as we attempt to increase annual throughput, we run into bottlenecks that
are either equipment or resource (eg utilities, labor) related. Throughput bottlenecks are …

The objective of this paper is to present an overview of the main families of existing
scheduling/planning methodologies. At present, these consist of rule-based approaches …

The modularization of process plants represents an innovative approach to meet the
increasing requirements regarding flexibility. The current research focuses on 100 …

This book presents state-of-the art models for the scheduling, synthesis, design, and
resource optimization of batch chemical processes. The text describes different ways to …

Two different approaches for energy analysis and modelling of chemical batch plants (a top-
down model and a bottom-up model) were conducted in this thesis. Steam, electricity and …

Stefan Anschütz entwickelt ein produktionsspezifisches Dekompositionsverfahren, das die
gemischt-ganzzahlige Programmierung mit Evolutionären Algorithmen kombiniert. Die …

Operating Rooms (OR) are the most expensive care units in health care systems. In order for
OR theatre to operate in cost efficient way, it is desirable that the ORs exhibit high utilization …

Scheduling?............................................................................ 394 10.1. 5 Steps for Real-World
Planning and Scheduling.................... 39410.2 Data and System Requirements …

Throughput analysis of batch processes aims at identifying opportunities for increasing
annual production by identifying and eliminating size and scheduling bottlenecks. Batch size …