Evolutionary Computation at Dow Chemical

author = "Arthur Kordon",

title = "Evolutionary Computation at {Dow Chemical}",

journal = "SIGEVOlution",

year = "2006",

volume = "1",

number = "3",

pages = "4--9",

month = sep,

keywords = "genetic algorithms, genetic programming, EC",

URL = "

http://www.sigevolution.org/2006/03/issue.pdf",

DOI = "

doi:10.1145/1181964.1181965",

size = "6 pages",

abstract = "Dow Chemical is the largest US chemical company by sales (46 billion in 2005). It is one of the most diversified global company in the business with more than 3000 products in the market, mostly plastics, polyurethanes, and different specialty chemicals. There are two key directions in introducing new emerging technologies, such as Evolutionary Computation (EC), in the company. The first direction is continuous improvement of manufacturing and supply-chain efficiency, which becomes critical in the current economic environment of skyrocketing energy prices. The second direction is faster invention of an attractive pipeline of new products...",