Life cycle cost optimization of biofuel supply chains under uncertainties based on interval linear programming

Jingzheng Ren; Liang Dong; Lu Sun; Michael Evan Goodsite; Shiyu Tan; Lichun Dong

doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2015.03.083

Life cycle cost optimization of biofuel supply chains under uncertainties based on interval linear programming

Jingzheng Ren, Liang Dong, Lu Sun, Michael Evan Goodsite, Shiyu Tan, Lichun Dong

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Abstract

The aim of this work was to develop a model for optimizing the life cycle cost of biofuel supply chain under uncertainties. Multiple agriculture zones, multiple transportation modes for the transport of grain and biofuel, multiple biofuel plants, and multiple market centers were considered in this model, and the price of the resources, the yield of grain and the market demands were regarded as interval numbers instead of constants. An interval linear programming was developed, and a method for solving interval linear programming was presented. An illustrative case was studied by the proposed model, and the results showed that the proposed model is feasible for designing biofuel supply chain under uncertainties.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	6-13
Number of pages	8
Journal	Bioresource Technology
Volume	187
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2015.03.083
Publication status	Published - 1 Jul 2015
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Bioethanol
Interval linear programming
Life cycle cost
Supply chain
Uncertainty

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Bioengineering
Environmental Engineering
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Waste Management and Disposal

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