Optimizing short-term production schedules in surface mining: Integrating mine modeling software with AMPL/CPLEX

International Journal of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Environment

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 149-155

  Smith, Martin L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION LANGUAGES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; SCHEDULING; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

SHORT-TERM PRODUCTION SCHEDULING; SOFTWARE PACKAGE TECHBASE;

OPEN PIT MINING;

MODEL; OPEN PIT MINE; OPTIMIZATION; PRODUCTION SYSTEM;

EID: 0032443047     PISSN: 09208119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09208118908944038     Document Type: Article

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