Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
678730 Biomass and Bioenergy 2008 6 Pages PDF
Abstract
The cost for Option 1 was calculated at $7.80 dry Mg−1, as compared with $8.37 dry Mg−1 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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