“...We study an integrated charge batching and casting width selection problem arising in the continuous casting operation of the steelmaking process at Shanghai,...”

“...Real-world optimisation problems usually involve some conflicting objectives and a number of constraints. In such cases, finding a feasible, Pareto-optimal...”

“...•An exact method for the storage space allocation problem in bulk material stockyards.•A novel MIP formulation tackles the practical challenge of avoiding...”

“...A steam cracking furnace plays an important role in the naphtha pyrolysis process that produces ethylene and propylene. These two products are the key monomers...”

“...•Different heuristics are adopted to generate the diversified population.•A variable neighborhood search is embedded into the algorithm to improve the trial...”

“...•Both the unidirectional and bidirectional flow problems are researched in this paper.•Several valid inequalities and a property of the optimal solutions of...”

“...This paper investigates the single machine total weighted tardiness problem, in which a set of independent jobs with distinct processing times, weights, and...”

“...A queueing model of the Markov-modulated Poisson process (MMPP) with thresholds was investigated. The customer arrival with various arrival rates in the model...”

“...In this paper, the energy allocation problem of major production equipment is investigated from the perspective of the whole production process to meet the...”

“...The scheduling problem of open shop to minimize makespan with release dates is investigated in this paper. Unlike the usual researches to confirm the...”