Abstract
A large interactive system such as the petrochemical industry requires a model that can account for the different interactions among units, providing at the same time a suitable mathematical representation of the variables of interest. In this work, a model for the development of a Mexican petrochemical industry is presented. The system is formulated as a Mixed-Integer Programming model, where installing a process is compared on an economic basis to importing its corresponding product. This formulation lets the model take economies-of-scale into account which are shown to be a very decisive factor in the selection of chemical processes, since a simple linear model does not seem to provide an adequate tool for the planning and development of a Mexican petrochemical industry. A heuristic approach using multiple linear programs is also discussed.
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