Optimization Techniques and Their Applications to Mine Systems

Optimization Techniques and Their Applications to Mine Systems by Amit Kumar Gorai, published by Taylor & Francis Limited in 2022, is a comprehensive resource that explores the fundamental and theoretical concepts of optimization algorithms relevant to mining engineering. Spanning 390 pages, this edition systematically covers various optimization methods, including linear programming, integer linear programming, and dynamic programming, while detailing their applications in mine systems and systems engineering.
Readers will find a thorough examination of reliability analysis, inventory management, and non-linear optimization within the mining context. The book integrates operations research with modern computerized technologies, providing software-based solutions such as MATLAB®, AMPL, and LINDO for practical optimization problems. Each chapter is supported by examples and numerical problems, along with case studies aimed at enhancing the performance of mine systems, making it a valuable reference for professionals, graduate students, and researchers in the field.
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This book describes the fundamental and theoretical concepts of optimization algorithms in a systematic manner, along with their potential applications and implementation strategies in mining engineering. It explains basics of systems engineering, linear programming, and integer linear programming, transportation and assignment algorithms, network analysis, dynamic programming, queuing theory and their applications to mine systems. Reliability analysis of mine systems, inventory management in mines, and applications of non-linear optimization in mines are discussed as well. All the optimization algorithms are explained with suitable examples and numerical problems in each of the chapters.
Features include:
* Integrates operations research, reliability, and novel computerized technologies in single volume, with a modern vision of continuous improvement of mining systems.
* Systematically reviews optimization methods and algorithms applied to mining systems including reliability analysis.
* Gives out software-based solutions such as MATLAB®, AMPL, LINDO for the optimization problems.
* All discussed algorithms are supported by examples in each chapter.
* Includes case studies for performance improvement of the mine systems.
This book is aimed primarily at professionals, graduate students, and researchers in mining engineering.
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