Large-Scale Open Pit Production Scheduling Using Mixed Integer Linear Programming
Abstract
One of the main obstacles in using Mixed Integer Linear Programming (MILP) formulations for open pit production scheduling is the size of the problem. The main objective of this paper is to present and implement a practical MILP formulation for open pit production scheduling problem. To reduce the number of binary integer variables in the formulation, we aggregate blocks into larger units referred to as mining-cuts. We also present the numerical modelling approach to setup the optimisation problem. Finally, we verify and validate the MILP production scheduler by a comparative case study against Whittle strategic mine planning software.
Recommended Citation
H. Askari-Nasab et al., "Large-Scale Open Pit Production Scheduling Using Mixed Integer Linear Programming," International Journal of Mining and Mineral Engineering, Inderscience Publishers, Jan 2010.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1504/IJMME.2010.037624
Department(s)
Mining Engineering
Keywords and Phrases
MILP; Mixed Integer Linear Programming; Production Scheduling; Blending; Aggregation; CPLEX; Open Pit Mining; Strategic Mine Planning; Numerical Modelling
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
1754-890X
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2010 Inderscience Publishers, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Jan 2010
