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

Bioresour Technol. 2015:187:6-13. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2015.03.083. Epub 2015 Mar 23.

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.

Keywords: Bioethanol; Interval linear programming; Life cycle cost; Supply chain; Uncertainty.

MeSH terms

  • Biofuels / economics*
  • Biofuels / statistics & numerical data
  • Biofuels / supply & distribution*
  • Computer Simulation
  • Conservation of Natural Resources / economics
  • Conservation of Natural Resources / statistics & numerical data
  • Costs and Cost Analysis / statistics & numerical data
  • Income / statistics & numerical data*
  • Industry / economics
  • Industry / statistics & numerical data
  • Internationality
  • Models, Economic*
  • Models, Statistical*
  • Programming, Linear*

Substances

  • Biofuels