Log allocation and soft optimization: a de novo programming approach

Describes how to efficiently allocate logs to a set of interdependent utilization facilities while simultaneously designing the optimal characteristics of the production system. Using the external reconstruction algorithm (a de novo algorithm), selected resource constraints are considered «soft» and are determined through analysis. This procedure facilitates the design of an optimal production system and is not limited to the solution of a prespecified problem wherein all constraints are taken as fixed (…)