Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5480788 | Journal of Cleaner Production | 2017 | 48 Pages |
Abstract
The proposed model is then applied to a case study in the state of Tennessee. Results show that high moisture and ash contents negatively impact the unit delivery cost since poor biomass quality requires the addition of quality control activities. Experimental results indicate that supply chain cost could increase as much as 27%-31% when biomass quality is poor. We assess the impact of the biomass quality on the topological supply chain. Our case study indicates that biomass quality impacts supply chain costs; thus, it is important to consider the impact of biomass quality in supply chain design and management decisions.
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Authors
Krystel K. Castillo-Villar, Sandra Eksioglu, Milad Taherkhorsandi,