Keyword: mineral industries

Found 78 papers in total
Modeling Lung Carcinogenesis in Radon-Exposed Miner Cohorts: Accounting for Missing Information on Smoking
Modeling Lung Carcinogenesis in Radon-Exposed Miner Cohorts: Accounting for Missing Information on Smoking
2016,
Epidemiological miner cohort data used to estimate lung cancer risks related to...
An instrument for identification of critical factors for quality and productivity improvement in sponge iron industry
An instrument for identification of critical factors for quality and productivity improvement in sponge iron industry
2014,
Sponge iron (SI) industry is relatively new and presently passing through...
Constraint-based ACO for a shared resource constrained scheduling problem
Constraint-based ACO for a shared resource constrained scheduling problem
2013,
We consider a scheduling problem arising in the mining industry. Ore from several...
Optimising passing bay locations and vehicle schedules in underground mines
Optimising passing bay locations and vehicle schedules in underground mines
2013,
In many underground mines, haulage vehicles carry ore from underground loading...
Optimization of a reservoir development plan using a parallel genetic algorithm
Optimization of a reservoir development plan using a parallel genetic algorithm
2008,
A parallel genetic algorithm has been applied successfully to design a production plan...
Relationships Between Conductivity and pH in Channels Exposed to Acid Mine Drainage Processes: Study of a Large Mass of Data Using Classical Statistics
Relationships Between Conductivity and pH in Channels Exposed to Acid Mine Drainage Processes: Study of a Large Mass of Data Using Classical Statistics
2010,
The lack of statistical interdependence relationships between pH and conductivity in...
A possibilistic aggregate production planning model for brass casting industry
A possibilistic aggregate production planning model for brass casting industry
2010,
This article discusses a possibilistic aggregate production planning (APP) model for...
A finite-capacity production scheduling procedure for a Belgian steel company
A finite-capacity production scheduling procedure for a Belgian steel company
2009,
We present a multi-objective finite-capacity production scheduling algorithm for an...
Optimal layout and path planning for flame cutting of sheet metals
Optimal layout and path planning for flame cutting of sheet metals
2009,
This paper presents a two-stage methodology for the optimisation of layout and path...
Design for high performance assurance for offshore production facilities in remote harsh and sensitive environments
Design for high performance assurance for offshore production facilities in remote harsh and sensitive environments
2008,
During the last years there has been increasing interest in developing oil and gas...
Lot sizing and furnace scheduling in small foundries
Lot sizing and furnace scheduling in small foundries
2008,
A lot sizing and scheduling problem prevalent in small market-driven foundries is...
Optimum parameter values for a metal plating process
Optimum parameter values for a metal plating process
2008,
The problem of determining the optimum metal plating thicknesses on the plane and...
An exploratory study to identify rogue seasonality in a steel company's supply network using spectral principal component analysis
An exploratory study to identify rogue seasonality in a steel company's supply network using spectral principal component analysis
2006,
Variability in the information flows within a supply network requires production...
Analyzing the benefits of lean manufacturing and value stream mapping via simulation: A process sector case study
Analyzing the benefits of lean manufacturing and value stream mapping via simulation: A process sector case study
2007,
The ‘lean’ approach has been applied more frequently in discrete...
Determining semi-finished products to be stocked when changing the MTS–MTO policy: Case of a steel mill
Determining semi-finished products to be stocked when changing the MTS–MTO policy: Case of a steel mill
2007,
A practical problem of make-to-stock (MTS) or make-to-order (MTO) is described. The...
Optimal and near-optimal algorithms to rolling batch scheduling for seamless steel tube production
Optimal and near-optimal algorithms to rolling batch scheduling for seamless steel tube production
2007,
Seamless steel tube is one of the major products in iron and steel industries....
Elkem uses optimization in redesigning its supply chain
Elkem uses optimization in redesigning its supply chain
2006,
Elkem's silicon division is the largest supplier of silicon metal and ferrosilicon in...
A dynamical model of water recycling in a mine-processing enterprise
A dynamical model of water recycling in a mine-processing enterprise
2006,
We consider a mine-processing enterprise, which runs a number of production plants....
Production–inventory scheduling using ant system metaheuristic
Production–inventory scheduling using ant system metaheuristic
2006,
The present paper presents the algorithmic solution, based on an Ant System...
Auction-based approach to resolve the scheduling problem in the steel making process
Auction-based approach to resolve the scheduling problem in the steel making process
2006,
Steel production is an extremely complex process and determining coherent schedules...
The construction of drape surfaces with constrained first derivatives
The construction of drape surfaces with constrained first derivatives
2001,
The need to construct optimal drape surfaces arises in airborne geophysical surveys...
The United States and Russia evaluate plutonium disposition options with multiattribute utility theory
The United States and Russia evaluate plutonium disposition options with multiattribute utility theory
2005,
At the end of the Cold War, the United States and Russia entered into agreements to...
Model and analysis of integrated production–inventory system: The case of steel production
Model and analysis of integrated production–inventory system: The case of steel production
2005,
The study originated from an industrial case study in the field of steel production,...
Modelling the slab stack shuffling problem in developing steel rolling schedules and its solution using improved Parallel Genetic Algorithms
Modelling the slab stack shuffling problem in developing steel rolling schedules and its solution using improved Parallel Genetic Algorithms
2004,
An improved Parallel Genetic Algorithm (iPGA) is proposed to resolve the complexities...
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