Article ID: | iaor2004131 |
Country: | United States |
Volume: | 32 |
Issue: | 6 |
Start Page Number: | 15 |
End Page Number: | 24 |
Publication Date: | Nov 2002 |
Journal: | Interfaces |
Authors: | Chen E. Jack, Lee Young M. |
Keywords: | planning, programming: integer |
We developed a computational framework for delivering practical production-planning-optimization tools on BASF Intranet. The framework enables users with Web browsers to access complex optimization tools to interactively compute optimal production plans on any computer platform. We formulated a MILP (mixed-integer linear programming) production-planning-optimization model for one of BASF's chemical manufacturing plants and built a generic infrastructure for integrating optimization engines and the Internet using server-side Java programming. This framework has changed the way BASF implements and deploys mathematical modeling tools.