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Modeling the integrated mine-to-client supply chain: a survey

Modeling the integrated mine-to-client supply chain: a survey
Modeling the integrated mine-to-client supply chain: a survey

Mining is an important economic activity and a highly complex industry. As such, it demands a complex supply chain to connect mines to clients, often involving railways, ports and long-distance maritime shipping. State-of-the-art optimization tools are an invaluable asset to help manage such a complex environment, which makes mining industry a very fertile ground for operational research applications. This paper aims to present a bibliographical review of published works involving operational research applications in the mining industry. We start by mapping applications within each isolated link of the chain. Then, we make inroads into the researches involving and connecting multiple links of the mining chain. Finally, we present summaries of our finding and pinpoint some directions for research opportunities in the mining industry.

bibliographic review, Mining industry, operational research, optimization, supply chain
1748-0930
247-293
Leal Gomes Leite, João Marcelo
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Arruda, Edilson F.
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Bahiense, Laura
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Marujo, Lino G.
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Leal Gomes Leite, João Marcelo
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Arruda, Edilson F.
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Bahiense, Laura
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Marujo, Lino G.
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Leal Gomes Leite, João Marcelo, Arruda, Edilson F., Bahiense, Laura and Marujo, Lino G. (2020) Modeling the integrated mine-to-client supply chain: a survey. International Journal of Mining, Reclamation and Environment, 34 (4), 247-293. (doi:10.1080/17480930.2019.1579693).

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Abstract

Mining is an important economic activity and a highly complex industry. As such, it demands a complex supply chain to connect mines to clients, often involving railways, ports and long-distance maritime shipping. State-of-the-art optimization tools are an invaluable asset to help manage such a complex environment, which makes mining industry a very fertile ground for operational research applications. This paper aims to present a bibliographical review of published works involving operational research applications in the mining industry. We start by mapping applications within each isolated link of the chain. Then, we make inroads into the researches involving and connecting multiple links of the mining chain. Finally, we present summaries of our finding and pinpoint some directions for research opportunities in the mining industry.

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Accepted/In Press date: 4 February 2019
e-pub ahead of print date: 5 April 2019
Published date: 20 April 2020
Keywords: bibliographic review, Mining industry, operational research, optimization, supply chain

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Local EPrints ID: 445482
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/445482
ISSN: 1748-0930
PURE UUID: ca343f8f-7777-403e-aae0-524312ddea1f
ORCID for Edilson F. Arruda: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-9835-352X

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Date deposited: 10 Dec 2020 17:32
Last modified: 18 Mar 2024 03:59

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Author: João Marcelo Leal Gomes Leite
Author: Edilson F. Arruda ORCID iD
Author: Laura Bahiense
Author: Lino G. Marujo

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