Volume 4 No. 1 Dutta and Fourer

A Survey of Mathematical Programming Applicationsin Integrated Steel Plants

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Goutam Dutta

Indian Institute of Management
Vastrapur, Ahmedabad 380015, India

Robert Fourer

Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences
Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois 60208-3119, U.S.A.

ABSTRACT

Mathematical programming techniques were used in the steel industry as early as 1958, and many applications of optimization in steel production have been reported since then. In this survey, we summarize published applications in the largest steel plants by type, including national steel planning, product mix optimization, blending, scheduling, set covering, and cutting stock.

Copyright © 1998-2001 Goutam Dutta and Robert Fourer.Draft:Please do not quote without the authors' permission. We gratefully acknowledge financial support from the American Iron and Steel Institute and another American steel company.

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