Agent-based supply chain management - 2: A refinery application

Computers and Chemical Engineering

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1771-1781

  Julka, Nirupam ^a   Karimi, I ^a   Srinivasan, Rajagopalan ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Crude procurement; Decision support systems; PRISMS; Refinery supply chain

Indexed keywords

CRUDE PETROLEUM; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; SCHEDULING;

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING;

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; REFINERY;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DATA ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DISTILLATION; MANAGEMENT; POLICY; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0037114390     PISSN: 00981354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0098-1354(02)00151-5     Document Type: Article

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