Implementing a production schedule at LKAB's Kiruna Mine

Mark Kuchta, Alexandra Newman, Erkan Topal

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Abstract

LKAB's Kiruna Mine, located in northern Sweden, produces about 24 million tons of iron ore yearly using an underground mining method known as sublevel caving. To efficiently run the mills that process the iron ore, the mine must deliver planned quantities of three ore types. We used mixed-integer programming to schedule Kiruna's operations, specifically, which production blocks to mine and when to mine them to minimize deviations from monthly planned production quantities while adhering to operational restrictions. These production schedules save costs compared to schedules produced manually by meeting desired production quantities more closely and reducing employee time spent on preparing schedules.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)124-134
Number of pages11
JournalInterfaces
Volume34
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2004

Keywords

  • Production and scheduling: applications

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Strategy and Management
  • Management Science and Operations Research
  • Management of Technology and Innovation

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