A chance-constrained programming approach for open pit long-term production scheduling in stochastic environments

Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 105-114

  Golamnejad, J ^a   Osanloo, M ^a   Karimi, B ^a  

^a AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

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BLOCK GRADE UNCERTAINTY; GEOSTATISTICAL SIMULATION; RISK-BASED MODEL; STOCHASTIC ENVIRONMENT;

CONSTRAINT THEORY; INTEGER PROGRAMMING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; PRODUCTION CONTROL; RANDOM PROCESSES;

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EID: 33645821456     PISSN: 22256253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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