There is a large body of work on modelling and optimisation of the supply chain in the
chemical process industry. This review summarises the most recent concepts and structural …

This paper addresses the design and analysis of multisite integration and coordination
strategies within a network of petroleum refineries using different crude combination …

Manufacturing and inventory facilities along with the materials present in them are the
physical assets of a company. Companies strive to maximize their shareholder values by …

Most supply chain design models have focused on the integration problem, where links
among nodes must be settled in order to allow an efficient operation of the whole system. At …

A new modeling framework for multiperiod supply chain planning problems is proposed in
this paper. The problem is transformed into a set of two optimization problems. At first …

The optimal and near-optimal enterprise-wide networks are designed, that is synthesized,
for supplying feedstocks and distributing multiple products manufactured from these …

Supply Chain (SC) planning is intended to maximize financial returns by synchronizing
material, cash and information flows across interconnected entities (eg, suppliers …

Long term capacity planning involves locating and allocating the production capacities and
inventory capacities, and short term capacity planning involves the production allocation and …

In multisite production environments, the appropriate management of production resources
is an activity of fundamental relevance to optimally respond to market demands. In particular …

Supply chain redesign (SCR) involves decisions regarding the timings, amounts, and
locations of the investment and disinvestment in facilities, production, material purchase …