Franz Höfferl studied mathematics and physics at the University of Vienna and received his PhD in physics in 1979. He began his career as an LP and operational research specialist for OMV more than 30 years ago. Dr. Höfferl retired last year as the department manager for LP development and maintenance in OMV’s downstream division.
The state-of-the-art approach to solving the crude selection and scheduling problem is to separate the two challenges.