DSS Experiences in South America

Denis Borenstein, Fabrizio Almeida Marodin and Eugênio Oliveira Simonetto
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Denis Borenstein: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
Fabrizio Almeida Marodin: Kybernetics Consultoria
Eugênio Oliveira Simonetto: Federal Center of Technological Education of Sao Vicente do Sul (CEFET-SVS)

Chapter 61 in Handbook on Decision Support Systems 2, 2008, pp 535-557 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The objective of this chapter is to describe DSS experiences in South America. The chapter describes the conception, modeling, and implementation of two DSSs. The first was designed to be applied for the operational planning of solid-waste collection. To develop the computer system, a combination of quantitative techniques was used: simulation of discrete events and algorithms/heuristics for vehicle allocation and routing. The system was validated using a field test in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The second experience describes a DSS to optimize forest harvest scheduling. The computational system was implemented as a spreadsheet DSS, based on a linear programming model. Computational experiments were conducted using real-world data from a forest products company. Both experiences provide useful insight on how DSSs are being built in South America, and how real-world problems are being approached taken into consideration local peculiarities.

Keywords: Mixed Integer Linear Programming; Vehicle Rout Problem; Mixed Integer Linear Programming Model; Recycling Facility; Harvest Schedule (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-48716-6_25

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