Integrated constraint-based planning and scheduling

集成的基于约束的计划和调度。约束规划是一种基于人工智能技术的相对较新的技术，正在成为开发工业优化解决方案的流行工具。约束规划已被广泛用于解决工业调度问题，但在开发基于约束的集成生产计划和调度系统方面做得很少。典型的生产计划和调度问题的规模和复杂性要求创新地使用约束规划技术的最新发展，以及各种其他人工智能技术。该项目旨在开发和实施一个新的概念框架，以综合约束为基础的规划和调度，以必和必拓钢铁为试验台。

Integrated constraint-based planning and scheduling. Constraint programming is a relatively new technology based on artificial intellgence techniques that is becoming a popular tool for developing industrial optimisation solutions. While constraint programming has been used extensively for solving industrial scheduling problems, very little has been done in developing constraint-based integrated producting planning and scheduling systems. The size and complexity of typical production planning and scheduling problems requires the innovative use of the latest developments in constraint programming technology, together with a variety of other artificial intelligence techniques. This project seeks to develop and implement a new conceptual framework for integrated constraint-based planning and scheduling, using BHP Steel as a test - bed.