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Title:

Models for Supply Chain Design and Logistics Management of Biorefineries

Accession Number:

01126763

Record Type:

Component

Availability:

Transportation Research Board Business Office

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Abstract:

This paper presents an approach that can be used to design the supply chain and manage the logistics of a biorefinery. Supply chain design decisions are long-term type of decisions; while logistics management involves medium to short term decisions. One of the main contributions of this paper is to provide a mathematical model which coordinates these decisions. The model determines the size and location of biorefinery by considering not only the availability of biomass feedstock, but also biomass transportation, inventory and processing costs. Additionally, the paper contributes by providing insights about the issues related to designing and managing the flow of biomass in the supply chain. This paper used the State of Mississippi as the testing ground of the model.

Monograph Accession #:

01120148

Report/Paper Numbers:

09-0199

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Eksioglu, Sandra Duni
Acharya, Ambarish Madhukar

Pagination:

17p

Publication Date:

2009

Conference:

Transportation Research Board 88th Annual Meeting

Location: Washington DC, United States
Date: 2009-1-11 to 2009-1-15
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

DVD

Features:

Figures; Photos; References (27) ; Tables (2)

Uncontrolled Terms:

Feedstocks

Geographic Terms:

Mississippi

Subject Areas:

Environment; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

Source Data:

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2009 Paper #09-0199

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Jan 30 2009 4:29PM