Höhn, Wiebke; König, Felix G.; Möhring, Rolf H.; … - In: Management Science 57 (2011) 4, pp. 647-666
We consider a complex planning problem in integrated steel production. A sequence of coils of sheet metal needs to be color coated in consecutive stages. Different coil geometries and changes of colors necessitate time-consuming setup work. In most coating stages one can choose between two...