Integration of Methods for Optimization in a Knowledge Management Framework

The solution of process systems engineering problems involves their formal representation and application of algorithms and strategies related to several scientific disciplines, such as computer science or operations research. In this work, the domain of operations research is modelled within a semantic representation in order to systematize the application of the available methods and tools to the decision-making processes within organizations. As a result, an operation research ontology is created. Such ontology is embedded in a wider framework that contains two additional ontologies, namely, the enterprise ontology project and a mathematical representation, and additionally it communicates with optimization algorithms. The new ontology provides a means for automating the creation of mathematical models based on operations research principles.