TY - JOUR AB - Develops a linear programming model for integrated production planning based on the practice of a major Canadian steel making company. Considers the entire planning activity in the company as an integrated process involving a number of closely related sub‐functions, such as raw material purchasing, semi‐finished product purchasing and production, and capacity allocation, as well as finished product production and distribution. The mathematical programming model takes into account production costs, product throughput rates, customer demands, sales prices and facility capacities for optimal production planning. Presents a numerical example based on realistic system structure and practical planning data to illustrate the model. Computation results and analysis show that the integrated methodology is a feasible and practical approach for steel production planning. VL - 17 IS - 6 SN - 0144-3577 DO - 10.1108/01443579710167276 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/01443579710167276 AU - Chen Mingyuan AU - Wang Weimin PY - 1997 Y1 - 1997/01/01 TI - A linear programming model for integrated steel production and distribution planning T2 - International Journal of Operations & Production Management PB - MCB UP Ltd SP - 592 EP - 610 Y2 - 2024/04/20 ER -