title: Life cycle cost optimization of biofuel supply chains under uncertainties based on interval linear programming.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Technology and Innovation, University of Southern Denmark, NielsBohrsAllé 1, 5230 Odense M, Denmark; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China; CESQA (Quality and Environmental Research Centre), Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Padova, Via Marzolo 9, 35131 Padova, Italy. Electronic address: renjingzheng123321@163.com.
authors.forename: Jingzheng
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ren
authors.affiliation: Center for Social and Environmental System Research, National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), 16-2 Onogawa, Tsukuba-City, Ibaraki 305-8506, Japan.
authors.forename: Liang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.affiliation: Center for Social and Environmental System Research, National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), 16-2 Onogawa, Tsukuba-City, Ibaraki 305-8506, Japan.
authors.forename: Lu
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: Department of Technology and Innovation, University of Southern Denmark, NielsBohrsAllé 1, 5230 Odense M, Denmark.
authors.forename: Michael Evan
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Goodsite
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China.
authors.forename: Shiyu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China; Key Laboratory of Low-Grade Energy Utilization Technologies & Systems of the Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China.
authors.forename: Lichun
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dong
mesh_terms: D056804:Biofuels / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007182:Income / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007221:Industry / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D038622:Internationality; D018803:Models, Economic; D015233:Models, Statistical; D011382:Programming, Linear
chemical_list: D056804:Biofuels
keywords: Bioethanol; Interval linear programming; Life cycle cost; Supply chain; Uncertainty