Implementing a Production Schedule at LKAB's Kiruna Mine
LKAB's Kiruna Mine, located in northern Sweden, produces about 24 million tons of iron ore yearly using an underground mining method known as sublevel caving. To efficiently run the mills that process the iron ore, the mine must deliver planned quantities of three ore types. We used mixed-integ...
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ftrepec:oai:RePEc:inm:orinte:v:34:y:2004:i:2:p:124-134 2024-04-14T08:14:25+00:00 Implementing a Production Schedule at LKAB's Kiruna Mine Mark Kuchta Alexandra Newman Erkan Topal https://doi.org/10.1287/inte.1030.0059 unknown http://dx.doi.org/10.1287/inte.1030.0059 article ftrepec https://doi.org/10.1287/inte.1030.0059 2024-03-19T10:37:07Z LKAB's Kiruna Mine, located in northern Sweden, produces about 24 million tons of iron ore yearly using an underground mining method known as sublevel caving. To efficiently run the mills that process the iron ore, the mine must deliver planned quantities of three ore types. We used mixed-integer programming to schedule Kiruna's operations, specifically, which production blocks to mine and when to mine them to minimize deviations from monthly planned production quantities while adhering to operational restrictions. These production schedules save costs compared to schedules produced manually by meeting desired production quantities more closely and reducing employee time spent on preparing schedules. production and scheduling: applications Article in Journal/Newspaper Kiruna Northern Sweden RePEc (Research Papers in Economics) Kiruna Interfaces 34 2 124 134 |
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LKAB's Kiruna Mine, located in northern Sweden, produces about 24 million tons of iron ore yearly using an underground mining method known as sublevel caving. To efficiently run the mills that process the iron ore, the mine must deliver planned quantities of three ore types. We used mixed-integer programming to schedule Kiruna's operations, specifically, which production blocks to mine and when to mine them to minimize deviations from monthly planned production quantities while adhering to operational restrictions. These production schedules save costs compared to schedules produced manually by meeting desired production quantities more closely and reducing employee time spent on preparing schedules. production and scheduling: applications |
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Implementing a Production Schedule at LKAB's Kiruna Mine |
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