The sand-casting process: a meta-heuristic approach for an environment-friendly and profitable scheduling

Sand-casting is a process with a high-environmental impact in terms of both energy consumption and pollution emission. This work presents a meta-heuristic approach for the typical scheduling problem of mid-size sand casting foundries, with the objective to minimise the costs associated with labour,...

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Published in:	International journal of production research 2024-04, Vol.62 (8), p.2769-2791
Main Authors:	Tiacci, Lorenzo, Rossi, Andrea
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Subjects:	Algorithms Cost reduction Electric furnaces Energy consumption Energy costs Energy saving Environment Environmental impact Foundries Genetic algorithm Genetic algorithms Heuristic methods Pollution Profitability Reduction Sand casting Scheduling
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