Distributed energy resources (DERs) based on renewable power, such as photovoltaic (PV), have been increasing worldwide. To support this growth, some technologies developed to increase the hosting capacity (HC) of distribution networks (DNs), Soft Open Point (SOP), which can replace normally open switches in DNs with advantage allowing power and voltage control. The benefits SOPs terms distribu...

Distribution network operators and planners face a significant challenge in optimizing planning scheduling strategies to enhance distribution efficiency. Using improved particle swarm optimization (IPSO), this paper presents an effective method for improving system performance by concurrently deploying remote-controlled sectionalized switches, distributed generation (DG), optimal reconfiguratio...

The goal of this paper is the development of a mixed integer programming formulation for the production planning and scheduling of parallel (single-stage) continuous processes in the presence of sequence-dependent switchover times and costs for product families, and sequence-independent switchovers for products belonging to the same family. Our formulation combines a discrete-time planning (big...

Aggregate production planning (APP) is a medium-term capacity planning to determine the quantity of production, inventory and work force levels to satisfy fluctuating demand over a planning horizon. The goal is to minimize costs and instabilities in the work force and inventory levels. This paper is concentrated on multi-period, multi-product and multi-machine systems with setup decisions. In t...

A production planning approach is addressed in this paper for multi-period, multi-product and multi-route production environment considering backlogs and lost sales. When the production capacity or order demand fluctuates, it could lead to a low utilization of the production resource if considering the production system as a whole. Hence, each production stage and inventory is depicted separate...

Manufacturers need to satisfy consumer demands in order to compete in the real world. This requires the efficient operation of a supply chain planning. In this research we consider a supply chain including multiple suppliers, multiple manufacturers and multiple customers, addressing a multi-site, multiperiod, multi-product aggregate production planning (APP) problem under uncertainty. First a n...

We investigate tactical level planning problems in float glass manufacturing. Float glass manufacturing is a process that has some unique properties such as uninterruptible production, random yields, partially controllable co-production compositions, complex relationships in sequencing of products, and substitutable products. Furthermore, changeover times and costs are very high, and production...

Radio network planning for UMTS technology is a relevant task for operators in the current roll-out phase. We recall a mathematical mixed-integer programming model for planning cost-efficient radio networks under network quality constraints. Based on this model, we present network planning methods. Computational results are given for two large-scale, realistic scenarios, and we compare the mixe...

this paper presents the application of simulation software Arena and layout optimization software Plan Opt to a dynamic print and packaging company in India, Coimbatore. Some of the problems expressed by the company were large and unnecessary volume of shop floor material handling cost, difficulties and confusion over production planning, long products lead times resulting in losing customers a...