A multi-level simulation approach for the crude oil loading/unloading scheduling problem

Computers and Chemical Engineering

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 817-827

  Robertson, G ^a   Palazoglu, A ^b   Romagnoli, J A ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Petroleum supply chain; Refinery scheduling; Scheduling control; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

COST AND REVENUES; ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS; INTEGRATED APPROACH; LOGISTICS COSTS; MULTI-LEVEL; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSIONS; NONLINEAR SIMULATIONS; OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS; OIL FLOW RATE; OPERATING CONDITION; OPERATIONAL LEVEL; OPERATIONAL MODES; PETROLEUM SUPPLY; PROCESS UNIT; PRODUCT QUALITY; PRODUCTION LEVEL; PRODUCTION SCHEDULING; REFINERY SCHEDULING; SCHEDULING CONTROL; SCHEDULING DECISIONS; SCHEDULING PROBLEM; SETUP COSTS; SIMULATION APPROACH; TIME HORIZONS; UNIT OPERATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COSTS; CRUDE OIL; DECISION MAKING; INTEGRATED CONTROL; LINEAR REGRESSION; LOGISTICS; OPTIMIZATION; PETROLEUM REFINERIES; PETROLEUM REFINING; PROFITABILITY; REFINING; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT; UNLOADING;

SCHEDULING;

EID: 79954613311     PISSN: 00981354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2011.01.030     Document Type: Article

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