AIChE Centennial: ChE Research and Technology - Past and Future

Session 143 - Computers in Operations - Invited Session for Centennial
In this session we want to tell the story of the area of computers in operations for the occasion of the centennial celebration of AIChE. The aim of the session is to provide a historical perspective of the area along with a forward looking view of what is expected and what should be done in the coming decades. We want to discuss the challenges of the past, the progress of the present, and the opportunities of the future. The session consists of 4 invited talks followed by a panel discussion.
Chair: Matt H. Bassett
CoChair: Dimitrios Varvarezos
  The Role of Mathematical Programming in the Evolution from Planning and Scheduling towards Enterprise-Wide Optimization
Ignacio E. Grossmann
  Production Planning and Scheduling, Computer Integrated Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management
Shinji Hasebe
  Large-Scale Nonlinear Programming: An Integrating Framework for Enterprise-Wide Dynamic Optimization
Lorenz T. Biegler
  The Evolution, Growth and Future Perspectives of Operations in Process Systems Engineering
G. V. Reklaitis
  Panel Discussion

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