Decision support application for design and management of energy-grass supply chain

Szendrői, Etelka and Torjai, László (2008) Decision support application for design and management of energy-grass supply chain. Pollack Periodica, 3 (1). pp. 41-52. ISSN 1788-1994

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Abstract

One crucial part of the operation of energy-grass-fired (herbaceous biomass) power plants is their supply with fuel. In our paper a hierarchical planning process and the description of a decision support application are presented, which help power plants combusting herbaceous biomass to run their processes cost-efficiently, taking into account safety requirements and the ability of reacting to unexpected events. The suggested application offers transportation planning, resource allocation to the transportation plan and detailed schedule of daily supply. With regard to the complexity of the problem the supply chain planning and operating process has been divided into six sequential decision situations. From biomass producers to power plant workers objectives of all supply chain actors had been surveyed, and risk minimization tools have also been built into the models. To fulfill all requirements and goals, a suggested IT infrastructure and application model is presented too.

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