Journal of Northeastern University ›› 2004, Vol. 25 ›› Issue (4): 352-355.DOI: -

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Modeling of the coordinated production planning of a two-stage mineral industry supply chain

Li, Jian-Xiang (1); Tang, Li-Xin (1); Wu, Hui-Jiang (2)   

  1. (1) Sch. of Info. Sci. and Eng., Northeastern Univ., Shenyang 110004, China; (2) Shenyang Coll. of Eng., Shenyang 110036, China
  • Received:2013-06-24 Revised:2013-06-24 Online:2004-04-15 Published:2013-06-24
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Abstract: The coordinated production planning of a two-stage mineral industry supply chain is studied, in which one open pit mine and one concentrating mill are involved. A linear programming model is then formulated, which covers two characteristics: (1) integrating the production planning of two stages, i.e. the mine and concentrating mill; (2) integrating transportation planning and production planning. The model's objective is to minimize the total cost of the supply chain, and it is very applicable but unlimited to the two-stage mineral industry supply chain or the integrated mining-concentrating enterprise with one mine and one mill. It can easily be extended to the supply chain with multiple mines and mills. An application example is given to illustrate the model. The solution shows that the model can offer decision support for the coordinated production of two stages, reduce the total cost of both production and transportation and has a potential of application.

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