A simulation-based optimization framework for parameter optimization of supply-chain networks

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 3133-3148

  Mele, Fernando D ^a   Guillén, Gonzalo ^a   Espuña, Antonio ^a   Puigjaner, Luis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROCESS CONTROL;

OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHMS; OPTIMIZATION FRAMEWORK; SIMULATION-BASED OPTIMIZATION; SUPPLY-CHAIN NETWORKS;

PROCESS ENGINEERING;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROCESS CONTROL; PROCESS ENGINEERING;

EID: 33646496367     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie051121g     Document Type: Article

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