Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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678730 | Biomass and Bioenergy | 2008 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
The cost for Option 1 was calculated at $7.80 dry Mgâ1, as compared with $8.37 dry Mgâ1 calculated for Option 2. The cost for Option 1 is lower even though the forklift used at the satellite storage location in Option 1 is only operated at 27% of daily capacity, thus operating cost per dry Mg to load is higher than it would be if scheduling could be done such that more containers could be loaded each workday. The forklift spends most of the time waiting for the container to be packed with bales. The limiting factor established in this analysis is the feasibility of packing 32 bales into a container within an allowed 30 min.
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Authors
John S. Cundiff, Robert D. Grisso,