Suggested Papers

 Algorithms for propagating resource constraints in AI planning and scheduling: Existing approaches and new results, P. Laborie, Artificial Intelligence 143, 151–188, (2003). http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00043702

 Constraint satisfaction problems: Algorithms and applications, S. Brailsford, C. Potts, B. Smith, European Journal of Operational Research 119 557-581, (1999). http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/03772217

Relevant Weblinks

Papers and Conference Presentations about Constraint Satisfaction and Constraint Programming

 Program Does Not Equal Program: Constraint Programming and Its Relationship to Mathematical Programming (PDF), Irvin J. Lustig and Jean-Francois Puget, Interfaces Vol 31., No. 6, pp. 29-53, December, 2001 http://pubsonline.informs.org/feature/pdfs/0092.2102.01.3106.29.pdf

 Constraint Satisfaction and Constraint Programming. Pedro Meseguer. IBERAMIA-02 Invited Talk, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona. http://www.iiia.csic.es/~pedro/Conf-Iberamia-02.pdf

CP applied to Batch Scheduling

 A hybrid MILP/CP decomposition approach for the continuous time scheduling of multipurpose batch plants, C. Maravelias and I.E. Grossmann, Computers & Chemical Engineering, Volume 28, Issue 10, 1921-1949 (2004). http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00981354

 A Constraint Programming Approach to the Multi-Stage Batch Scheduling Problem, L.J. Zeballos and G.P. Henning, Proceedings of Foundations of Computer-Aided Process Operations, FOCAPO´03, January 12-15, 2003, Coral Springs, FL, USA.

 Decomposition techniques for multistage scheduling problems using mixed-integer and constraint programming methods , I. Harjunkoski and I. E. Grossmann, Computers & Chemical Engineering, Volume 26, Issue 11, 1533-1552, (2002). http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00981354

 Hybrid mixed-integer/constraint logic programming strategies for solving scheduling and combinatorial optimization problems , I. Harjunkoski, V. Jain and I. E. Grossman, Computers & Chemical Engineering, Volume 24, Issues 2-7, 337-343, 2000. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00981354

Other Interesting Stuff

 Edge Finding for Cumulative Scheduling, Luc Mercier and Pascal Van Hentenryck.Brown University, July 2005. www.cs.brown.edu/people/pvh/ef2.pdf

 A new approach to integrating mixed integer programming and constraint logic programming. R. Rodosek, M.G. Wallace and M.T. Hajian, Annals of Operations Research, 86, 63–87, (1999). www.kluweronline.com/issn/0254-5330

 Integration of Operations Research and AI constraint-based techniques for Combinatorial Optimization, Michela Milano, Tutorial presented at IJCAI2001 http://www-lia.deis.unibo.it/Staff/MichelaMilano/tutorialIJCAI2001.pdf

 ILOG White Papers http://www.ilog.com/products/optimization/papers.cfm