Optimization-based heuristics for underground mine scheduling

DOI10.1016/j.ejor.2014.08.020zbMath1338.90178OpenAlexW2096140780MaRDI QIDQ299816

Dónal O'Sullivan, Alexandra M. Newman

Publication date: 23 June 2016

Published in: European Journal of Operational Research (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2014.08.020

zbMATH Keywords

integer programming applications: determining a production schedulemining/metals industries: determining optimal operating policies at an underground mineproduction/scheduling applications: production scheduling at an underground mine

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Integer programming (90C10) Deterministic scheduling theory in operations research (90B35) Production models (90B30) Case-oriented studies in operations research (90B90)

Related Items (9)

Machine scheduling in underground mining: an application in the potash industry ⋮ Multi-objective short-term production scheduling for open-pit mines: a hierarchical decomposition-based algorithm ⋮ Optimization Strategies for Resource-Constrained Project Scheduling Problems in Underground Mining ⋮ Underground mine scheduling of mobile machines using constraint programming and large neighborhood search ⋮ Solution procedures for block selection and sequencing in flat-bedded potash underground mines ⋮ Optimizing the open pit-to-underground mining transition ⋮ Linear models for stockpiling in open-pit mine production scheduling problems ⋮ Short-term planning optimization model for underground mines ⋮ Short- and medium-term optimization of underground mine planning using constraint programming

Uses Software

• AMPL
• CPLEX
• Vulcan

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