An optimization model for planning natural gas purchases, transportation, storage and deliverability

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Volumn 24, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 511-522

  Bopp, A E ^a,b   Kannan, Vijay R ^a   Palocsay, S W ^a   Stevens, S P ^a  

^a JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CC Pace   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy; Inventory control; Linear programming; Oil industry; Sensitivity analysis; Stochastic programming

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL STORAGE; GASES; INVENTORY CONTROL; LINEAR PROGRAMMING; NATURAL GAS; STOCHASTIC MODELS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; PIPELINES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STORAGE (MATERIALS);

CONDITION; DELIVERABILITY; DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES; ENERGY; LINEAR-PROGRAMMING; LOCAL DISTRIBUTIONS; OIL INDUSTRIES; OPTIMIZATION MODELS; PRICE CHANGES; UNCERTAIN DEMAND; GAS DISTRIBUTION NETWORK; STOCHASTIC PROGRAMMING; TRANSPORT;

SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; GAS INDUSTRY;

EID: 0030251035     PISSN: 03050483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0305-0483(96)00025-4     Document Type: Article

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