{"id":"https://openalex.org/W2068644639","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1177/003754979506500503","title":"Constrained Simulation of a Mine Production System","display_name":"Constrained Simulation of a Mine Production System","publication_year":1995,"publication_date":"1995-11-01","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W2068644639","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1177/003754979506500503","mag":"2068644639"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1177/003754979506500503","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1177/003754979506500503","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S32573412","display_name":"SIMULATION","issn_l":"0037-5497","issn":["0037-5497","1741-3133"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310320017","host_organization_name":"SAGE Publishing","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310320017"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["SAGE Publishing"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"SIMULATION","raw_type":"journal-article"},"type":"article","indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":false,"oa_status":"closed","oa_url":null,"any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5088844321","display_name":"Samuel Frimpong","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6687-0971"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I159737604","display_name":"Technical University of Nova Scotia","ror":"https://ror.org/01qtnxn83","country_code":"CA","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I159737604"]}],"countries":["CA"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Samuel Frimpong","raw_affiliation_strings":["Assistant Professor of Mining Engineering Technical University of Nova Scotia Halifax, N.S., Canada B3J 2X4"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Assistant Professor of Mining Engineering Technical University of Nova Scotia Halifax, N.S., Canada B3J 2X4","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I159737604"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5089664807","display_name":"Jerry M. Whiting","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I154425047","display_name":"University of Alberta","ror":"https://ror.org/0160cpw27","country_code":"CA","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I154425047"]}],"countries":["CA"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Jerry M. Whiting","raw_affiliation_strings":["Mining Engineering University of Alberta Edmonton, AB, Canada T6G 2G6"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Mining Engineering University of Alberta Edmonton, AB, Canada T6G 2G6","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I154425047"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":2,"corresponding_author_ids":[],"corresponding_institution_ids":[],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":1.6507,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":4,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.84590259,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":false},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":90,"max":94},"biblio":{"volume":"65","issue":"5","first_page":"305","last_page":"312"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T13065","display_name":"Mining Techniques and Economics","score":0.9968000054359436,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2207","display_name":"Control and Systems Engineering"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T13065","display_name":"Mining Techniques and Economics","score":0.9968000054359436,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2207","display_name":"Control and Systems Engineering"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T14082","display_name":"Modeling, Simulation, and Optimization","score":0.9031000137329102,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2607","display_name":"Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/26","display_name":"Mathematics"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/fortran","display_name":"Fortran","score":0.7335482239723206},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/production","display_name":"Production (economics)","score":0.6471590995788574},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-science","display_name":"Computer science","score":0.5522001385688782},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/simulation-modeling","display_name":"Simulation modeling","score":0.42949387431144714},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/operations-research","display_name":"Operations research","score":0.3921806514263153},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/industrial-engineering","display_name":"Industrial engineering","score":0.3865027129650116},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/engineering","display_name":"Engineering","score":0.27493995428085327}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2778241615","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q83303","display_name":"Fortran","level":2,"score":0.7335482239723206},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2778348673","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q739302","display_name":"Production (economics)","level":2,"score":0.6471590995788574},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.5522001385688782},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C108215451","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7263963","display_name":"Simulation modeling","level":2,"score":0.42949387431144714},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C42475967","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q194292","display_name":"Operations research","level":1,"score":0.3921806514263153},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C13736549","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4489420","display_name":"Industrial engineering","level":1,"score":0.3865027129650116},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C127413603","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11023","display_name":"Engineering","level":0,"score":0.27493995428085327},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C139719470","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q39680","display_name":"Macroeconomics","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C111919701","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9135","display_name":"Operating system","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C175444787","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q39072","display_name":"Microeconomics","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C162324750","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8134","display_name":"Economics","level":0,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":1,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1177/003754979506500503","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1177/003754979506500503","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S32573412","display_name":"SIMULATION","issn_l":"0037-5497","issn":["0037-5497","1741-3133"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310320017","host_organization_name":"SAGE Publishing","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310320017"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["SAGE Publishing"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"SIMULATION","raw_type":"journal-article"}],"best_oa_location":null,"sustainable_development_goals":[{"score":0.4399999976158142,"id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/9","display_name":"Industry, innovation and infrastructure"}],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"pdf":false,"grobid_xml":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":3,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W1571516254","https://openalex.org/W2987880052","https://openalex.org/W4300123698"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W2912845788","https://openalex.org/W3209703476","https://openalex.org/W2405962319","https://openalex.org/W3120276808","https://openalex.org/W1544864354","https://openalex.org/W3208006938","https://openalex.org/W1997483715","https://openalex.org/W4372782270","https://openalex.org/W2602530465","https://openalex.org/W1983770940"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"In":[0,108],"this":[1,56,79,109,137,150],"paper,":[2],"the":[3,14,43,46,51,75,98,102,105,111,119,163,171,177,182,188,196,199],"authors":[4,112],"have":[5],"presented":[6],"a":[7,17,25,32,40,64,84,114,130,146],"practical":[8],"application":[9],"of":[10,16,24,42,62,82,149,156,162,176,198],"computer":[11],"simulation":[12,115,148,157],"to":[13,30,36,45,59,74,95,117,135,169],"design":[15],"constrained":[18,71],"mine":[19,44],"production":[20],"system.":[21,80,173],"The":[22,139],"management":[23,93],"gold":[26],"mining":[27,204],"company":[28],"wanted":[29],"build":[31,170],"rail":[33],"transportation":[34],"network":[35],"transport":[37],"ore":[38],"from":[39,129],"section":[41],"central":[47],"shaft.":[48],"To":[49],"meet":[50],"required":[52],"processing":[53],"plant":[54],"feed,":[55],"system":[57,85,100,121],"had":[58,94],"be":[60,167],"capable":[61],"transporting":[63],"certain":[65],"daily":[66],"capacity.":[67],"Management":[68],"was":[69,86],"further":[70],"with":[72],"respect":[73],"available":[76],"resources":[77],"for":[78],"Design":[81],"such":[83],"capital-":[87],"intensive":[88],"and":[89,91,125,153,190,192],"irreversible,":[90],"thus,":[92],"ensure":[96],"that":[97,160],"designed":[99],"achieved":[101],"targets":[103],"within":[104],"given":[106],"constraints.":[107],"study,":[110],"built":[113],"model":[116],"emulate":[118],"proposed":[120],"using":[122],"SLAM":[123],"II":[124],"FORTRAN":[126],"77.":[127],"Data":[128],"similar":[131],"project":[132],"were":[133,143],"used":[134,144,168],"validate":[136],"model.":[138],"technically":[140],"feasible":[141,164],"options":[142,165,179],"in":[145,187,195],"batch":[147],"problem.":[151],"Production":[152],"economic":[154],"analyses":[155],"results":[158],"showed":[159],"two":[161],"could":[166,180],"actual":[172],"Also,":[174],"implementation":[175],"recommended":[178],"reduce":[181],"capital":[183],"investments":[184],"by":[185,193,203],"18%,":[186],"short":[189],"medium-terms,":[191],"16%,":[194],"long-term,":[197],"original":[200],"estimates":[201],"made":[202],"engineers.":[205]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2014,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2013,"cited_by_count":1}],"updated_date":"2026-06-11T09:08:48.828518","created_date":"2025-10-10T00:00:00"}