Optimal purchasing of raw materials: A d
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Koji Muteki; John F. MacGregor
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Article
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2008
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American Institute of Chemical Engineers
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English
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## Abstract An approach to the optimal purchasing of raw materials that will achieve a desired product quality at a minimum cost is presented. A PLS (Partial Least Squares) approach to formulation modeling is used to combine databases on raw material properties and on past process operations and to