Dynamic Programming based basicity control of an experimental smelting furnace prototype

This thesis discusses the chemical composition (basicity) control problem of HIsarna, an experimental iron furnace which operates with 30% less CO2 emissions than its traditional blast furnace counterparts. The control challenge is keeping the basicity of the plant in a narrow operating region. A mass balance model of the plant was constructed -...

Timeslot allocation for waiting list control: Tactical planning of orthopaedic surgeons at the Sint Maartenskliniek

Patients visiting a hospital for elective surgery often have multiple consultations with a surgeon before undergoing surgery. Hospitals discern between different types of consultations, and make a schedule allocating timeslots of outpatient department sessions to these different consultation types several weeks in advance. Changing the...