Scheduling continuous casting of aluminum using a multiple objective ant colony optimization metaheuristic

Scheduling continuous casting of aluminum using a multiple objective ant colony optimization metaheuristic

This paper presents an ant colony optimization metaheuristic for the solution of an industrial scheduling problem in an aluminum casting center. We present an efficient representation of a continuous horizontal casting process which takes account of a number of objectives that are important to the s...

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Published in:European journal of operational research Vol. 143; no. 1; pp. 218 - 229
Main Authors: Gravel, Marc, Price, Wilson L., Gagné, Caroline
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 16-11-2002
Elsevier
Elsevier Sequoia S.A
Series:European Journal of Operational Research
Subjects:
Aluminum
Ant colony optimization
Casting
Continuous casting
Heuristic
Metaheuristics
Multiple objectives
Operations research
Optimization
Production scheduling
Scheduling
Software
Studies
Ant colony optimization
Casting
Multiple objectives
Scheduling
Metaheuristics
Aluminum
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Summary:This paper presents an ant colony optimization metaheuristic for the solution of an industrial scheduling problem in an aluminum casting center. We present an efficient representation of a continuous horizontal casting process which takes account of a number of objectives that are important to the scheduler. We have incorporated the methods proposed in software that has been implemented in the plant.
ISSN:0377-2217
1872-6860
DOI:10.1016/S0377-2217(01)00329-0