Roll assortment optimization in a paper mill: An integer programming approach

Computers and Operations Research

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 614-627

  Chauhan, S S ^a   Martel, Alain ^a   D'Amour, Sophie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assortment optimization; Column generation; Integer programming; Paper cutting; Risk pooling

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; HEURISTIC METHODS; INTEGER PROGRAMMING; INVENTORY CONTROL; OPTIMIZATION; PAPER AND PULP MILLS;

ASSORTMENT OPTIMIZATION; COLUMN GENERATION; PAPER CUTTING; RISK POOLING;

PAPER PRODUCTS;

ALGORITHMS; HEURISTIC METHODS; INVENTORY CONTROL; OPTIMIZATION; PAPER MILLS; PAPER PRODUCTS;

EID: 34447108889     PISSN: 03050548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cor.2006.03.026     Document Type: Article

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