An approach to solve the facility layout problem based on the worst-case scenario

Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 385-392

  Díaz Ovalle, Christian ^a   Vázquez Román, Richart ^a   Sam Mannan, M ^b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE INGENIERÍA QUÍMICA   (Mexico)

^b Texas AandM University   (United States)

Author keywords

Disjunctive programming; MINLP applications; Plant layout; Toxic release; Worst case scenario

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS; DEVELOPED MODEL; DISJUNCTIVE PROGRAMMING; FACILITY LAYOUT PROBLEMS; MINIMUM DISTANCE; MINLP APPLICATIONS; MITIGATION SYSTEMS; NEW APPROACHES; NON-LINEAR; OPTIMAL DISTRIBUTIONS; OPTIMAL RESULTS; OPTIMIZERS; TOXIC RELEASE; WORST CASE SCENARIO;

OPTIMIZATION; PLANT LAYOUT; TOXIC MATERIALS;

INTEGER PROGRAMMING;

EID: 77950935012     PISSN: 09504230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jlp.2010.01.004     Document Type: Article

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