Heuristic and simulation techniques for the scheduling of hazardous waste processing in an integrated treatment facility

The basic strategies for optimizing processing schedules of hazardous waste in an integrated hazardous waste treatment facility are analyzed. Five schedule optimization heuristics were evaluated on six simulation models of hypothetical integrated hazardous waste treatment facilities. The six models represented combinations of one of three unit process configurations and one of two facility operating policies. The heuristics were evaluated with …