Integration of Optimal Operational Planning of Energy Plants and Optimal Production Planning for Actual Reduction of Energy Costs in Factories

Improved parallel reactive hybrid particle swarm optimization using improved neighborhood schedule generation method for the integrated framework of optimal production scheduling and operational planning of an energy plant in a factory

“…Explained below is RTS local search 9 in the improved RHPSO. As regards details of the entire RHPSO algorithm, please refer to the literature.…”

“…The methods proposed in this paper are applied to the integrated network previously proposed by the authors; 9,10 this section gives a brief explanation of the integrated network. To integrate optimal operation of energy plants and optimal production scheduling, one needs an algorithm in which optimal production scheduling is treated as a primary problem, while optimal operational planning of energy plants is treated as a subproblem (see Figure 2).…”

“…The authors proposed an integrated framework in which optimal production scheduling is treated as a primary problem, while optimal operational planning of energy plants is treated as a subproblem 9,10 . The use of this integrated framework makes it possible to minimize both production time (makespan) by optimal production scheduling and secondary energy costs by optimal operation of energy plants.…”

“…Moreover, scheduling tailored to particular conditions can be achieved through weighing of optimal production scheduling and optimal operation of energy plants. In this paper, the integrated framework 9,10 is applied to the problem in question.…”

Improved Parallel Reactive Hybrid Particle Swarm Optimization using Improved Neighborhood Schedule Generation Method for the Integrated Framework of Optimal Production Scheduling and Operational Planning of an Energy Plant in a Factory

“…The authors proposed an integrated framework in which optimal production scheduling is treated as a primary problem, while optimal operational planning of energy plants is treated as a subproblem. 9,10 The use of this integrated framework makes it possible to minimize both production time (makespan) by optimal production scheduling and secondary energy costs by optimal operation of energy plants. Moreover, scheduling tailored to particular conditions can be achieved through weighing of optimal production scheduling and optimal operation of energy plants.…”