Toward Interactive and Intelligent Decision Support Systems (Lecture Notes in Economics & Mathematical Systems) - Softcover

Sawaragi, Y.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0387177183 ISBN 13: 9780387177182

Publisher: Springer Verlag, 1987

Synopsis

In the past, technological as well as economic forces dominated the evolution of industrial these factors have been treated extensively in numerous studies. However, another major factor which has begun to have a decisive influ ence on the performance of the chemical industry is technological risk and public and environmental health considerations, in particular those related to toxic and hazardous substances used in industrial production processes. The issues of con trolling process risk, waste streams, and potential environmental consequences of accidental or routine release of hazardous chemicals are rapidly gaining in impor tance vis CI vis narrow economic considerations, and are increasingly reflected in national and international legislation. In the context of several ongoing R&D projects aiming at the development of a new generation of tools for "intelligent" decision support, two related problem areas that have been identified (i) Structuring the industry or plant for the minimum cost of production as well as least risk - e.g., toxicity of chemicals involved. In this multi-criteria framework, we seek to resolve the conflict between industrial structure or plant design established by economic considerations and the one shaped by environmental concerns. This can be formulated as a design problem for nor mal production conditions. In section 3.1. and 3.2. an approach on how to deal with this problem at the industry and plant level is discussed."

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer Verlag
• Publication date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0387177183
• ISBN 13: 9780387177182
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 445