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Effects of Supply Chain Strategy on Stump Fuel Cost : A Simulation Approach
Joint Authors
Jirjis, Raida
Hansson, Per-Anders
Eliasson, Lars
Eriksson, Anders
Source
International Journal of Forestry Research
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-06-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
In Sweden, stump fuel extraction for energy purposes is not a well-established practice and this major resource is currently left in the forest.
The stump fuel supply chain is both challenging and complex, due to distance between resource and end user, material bulkiness, and the number of subprocesses involved.
This study examined the impact of different aspects such as site characteristics, fuel quality, biomass losses, and machine performance on fuel cost.
Two systems, including transport of comminuted and uncomminuted fuel, were studied.
Discrete-event simulation was used to model systems and to analyse the dynamics of the supply chain and its various components.
For a distance of 10 km, transportation of uncomminuted fuel gave the lowest costs.
For distances from 30 to 70 km, site size (odt) determined whether to comminute or not before transport.
For longer distances, comminution before transport proved to be necessary.
Well-planned stump storage was shown to reduce the delivery costs significantly, while high moisture content (>45%) had detrimental effects on system costs per unit energy delivered.
However, the most influential parameters were productivity level and site characteristics (distance and site size).
American Psychological Association (APA)
Eriksson, Anders& Eliasson, Lars& Hansson, Per-Anders& Jirjis, Raida. 2014. Effects of Supply Chain Strategy on Stump Fuel Cost : A Simulation Approach. International Journal of Forestry Research،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-11.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Eriksson, Anders…[et al.]. Effects of Supply Chain Strategy on Stump Fuel Cost : A Simulation Approach. International Journal of Forestry Research No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-11.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Eriksson, Anders& Eliasson, Lars& Hansson, Per-Anders& Jirjis, Raida. Effects of Supply Chain Strategy on Stump Fuel Cost : A Simulation Approach. International Journal of Forestry Research. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-513596
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-513596