Journal article

A Decomposition-Based Algorithm for the Scheduling of Open-Pit Networks over Multiple Time Periods

M Blom, A Pearce, P Stuckey

Management Science | INFORMS (Institute for Operations Research and Management Sciences) | Published : 2016

DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.2015.2284

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Making The Pilbara Blend: Agile Mine Scheduling Through Contingent Planning

Mine scheduling is a challenging problem for Rio Tinto which annually mines more than 200 Million tonnes of iron ore. This project will deve..

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Making The Pilbara Blend: Agile Mine Scheduling Through Contingent Planning

Mine scheduling is a challenging problem for Rio Tinto which annually mines more than 200 Million tonnes of iron ore. This project will deve..

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Awarded by Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage grant

Funding Acknowledgements

The authors thank the anonymous reviewers of this paper for their constructive feedback and comments. This work is funded by an Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage grant [LP110100115] in conjunction with an industry partner.

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Keywords

Management
Pooling Problem
Operations Research & Management Science
Optimization
Mines
Operations
Plant
Business & Economics
Social Sciences
Technology
Formulations
Aggregation
Science & Technology
Hybrid Optimisation
Nonlinear Programming
Term
Short-Term Open-Pit Mine Production Scheduling