Supply chain model for renewable energy resource from biomass in Vietnam
2018 5th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Applications (ICIEA), Apr 1, 2018
Biomass is an important renewable energy resource. Typically, a biomass supply chain is often ver... more Biomass is an important renewable energy resource. Typically, a biomass supply chain is often very large and complex due to the large number of facilities within the supply chain and uncertain factors considered. In this research, a mathematical model that can be used to determine the number and locations of biomass plants is proposed. The objective is to minimize the factory fixed cost, transportation cost, purchasing cost, and inventory cost. The model is applied to a case study in Vietnam, where every region in Vietnam is considered in biomass supply chain planning. First, all data related to demand, available biomass quantity, and various costs are collected and analyzed. Second, a mixed integer model is used to model and solve the problem with uncertain demand and available biomass quantity with seasonal effect. The result from the model gives the best potential biomass plant locations in every region. Also, the result reports the amount of biomass used and inventoried in each time period.
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