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Scheduling Solutions for the Paper Industry

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  • Pinar Keskinocak

    (School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332)

  • Frederick Wu

    (IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, New York 10598)

  • Richard Goodwin

    (IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, New York 10598)

  • Sesh Murthy

    (IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, New York 10598)

  • Rama Akkiraju

    (IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, New York 10598)

  • Santhosh Kumaran

    (IBM Supply Chain Optimization Development, 3200 Windy Hill Road, Atlanta, Georgia 30339)

  • Annap Derebail

    (IBM Supply Chain Optimization Development, 3200 Windy Hill Road, Atlanta, Georgia 30339)

Abstract

This paper describes a decision support system for paper production scheduling. This is the first system to provide an integrated solution to paper production scheduling and to consider interactions between different stages of the manufacturing and distribution process. Using a multicriteria optimization approach, the system generates multiple enterprisewide schedules to reveal tradeoffs between the multiple, often competing, objectives. The large portfolio of algorithms used by the system is embedded in an agent-based decision support framework, called Asynchronous Team (A-Team). Successful implementations of the system in several paper mills in North America have resulted in significant savings and improved customer satisfaction.

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  • Pinar Keskinocak & Frederick Wu & Richard Goodwin & Sesh Murthy & Rama Akkiraju & Santhosh Kumaran & Annap Derebail, 2002. "Scheduling Solutions for the Paper Industry," Operations Research, INFORMS, vol. 50(2), pages 249-259, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:oropre:v:50:y:2002:i:2:p:249-259
    DOI: 10.1287/opre.50.2.249.425
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