A coal mine production scheduling optimization system and its application
Zhenming Sun, Yiqing Zhao, Zhongxue Li, Zhiguo Cao · 2011
To raise the utilization rate of coal and gain more profit, a production scheduling optimization system was developed with Visual Basic .NET and MATLAB. The system can not only promote coal mine production but also enable coal mine to response to market demands and customer requirements quickly. Furthermore, the coal company can adjust production plan to realize maximum profits based on the optimized schedule provide by the system. Lastly, the system was applied successfully in a surface coal mine of China.