Optimizing inventory stockpiles and mine production: An application of separable and goal programming to phosphate mining using AMPL/Cplex

CIM Bulletin

Volumn 92, Issue 1030, 1999, Pages 61-64

  Smith, M L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b University cf Queensland   (Australia)

Author keywords

AMPL Cplex; Inventory control; Phosphate mining; Stockpiling

Indexed keywords

GOAL PROGRAMMING; INVENTORY STOCKPILE SCHEDULING;

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; INTEGER PROGRAMMING; INVENTORY CONTROL; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PIECEWISE LINEAR TECHNIQUES; SCHEDULING;

PHOSPHATE MINES;

MINING INDUSTRY; OPTIMIZATION; PRODUCTION SYSTEM;

EID: 0032813421     PISSN: 03170926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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