This preliminary program is subject to change.

Transportation and Logistics


Description:
Efficient transportation and logistics related to the chemical process industries has become a crucial component in the operations of a modern day enterprise. Papers are invited in the area of transportation and logistics that address the developments in state-of-the-art solutions, elaborate on the challenges faced by the industry, and discuss future directions in this field. Areas of interest include (but are not limited to) transportation routing, planning and scheduling among different modes (rail, truck, maritime, etc.), as well as strategic analysis, fleet sizing, etc. with respect to the transportation, delivery or distribution of raw materials and products.

Sponsor:
Computers in Operations and Information Processing


Chair:
I. a. Karimi
Professor
National University of Singapore
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
4 Engineering Drive 4, Singapore 117576
Singapore 117576
Phone Number: +65-65166359
Email: cheiak@nus.edu.sg

Co-Chair:
Ajay Lakshmanan
Manager
Aspen Technology, Inc.
Math Solvers and Frameworks
200 Wheeler Road
Burlington, MA 01803
Phone Number: 7812216430
Email: ajay.lakshmanan@aspentech.com


Papers:
A Decomposition Framework for Scheduling of Refinery Operations Including Logistics
Nikisha Shah, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; M.G. Ierapetritou, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Decision Support for the Routing, Scheduling, & Bunkering of Multi-Parcel Chemical Tankers
I. a. Karimi, National University of Singapore; H. C. Oh, The Logistics Institute of Asia Pacific; X. Wu, The Logistics Institute of Asia Pacific
A Mathematical Programming Framework for Locating Alternative Transportation Fuel Stations On a Large Scale Real-Life Network
Aviral Shukla, Purdue University; Joseph F. Pekny, Purdue University; Venkat Venkatasubramanian, Purdue University
Optimizing the Logistics of Compressed Natural Gas Transportation by Marine Vessels
Michael Nikolaou, University of Houston; Michael J. Economides, University of Houston
A Hybrid Approach for the Exact Solution of the Capacitated Vehicle Routing Problem
Chrysanthos E. Gounaris, Princeton University; Panagiotis P. Repoussis, Athens University of Economics and Business; Christos D. Tarantilis, Athens University of Economics and Business; Christodoulos A. Floudas, Princeton University
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