scholarly journals Smart System for the Optimization of Logistics Performance of the Pruning Biomass Value Chain

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 1162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Girma Gebresenbet ◽  
Techane Bosona ◽  
Sven-Olof Olsson ◽  
Daniel Garcia
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Route Planning ◽  
Control Unit ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Functional Requirements ◽  
Logistics System ◽  
Information Platform ◽  
Biomass Supply ◽  
Solid Biofuel

Agricultural pruning biomass is one of the important resources in Europe for generating renewable energy. However, utilization of the agricultural residues requires development of efficient and effective logistics systems. The objective of this study was to develop smart logistics system (SLS) appropriate for the management of the pruning biomass supply chain. The paper describes the users’ requirement of SLS, defines the technical and functional requirements and specifications for the development of SLS, and determines relevant information/data to be documented and managed by the SLS. This SLS has four major components: (a) Smart box, a sensor unit that enables measurement of data such as relative humidity, temperature, geographic positions; (b) On-board control unit, a unit that performs route planning and monitors the recordings by the smart box; (c) Information platform, a centralized platform for data storing and sharing, and management of pruning supply chain and traceability; and (d) Central control unit, an interface linking the Information platform and On-board control unit that serves as a point of administration for the whole pruning biomass supply chain from harvesting to end user. The SLS enables the improvement of performance of pruning biomass supply chain management and product traceability leading to a reduction of product loss, increased coordination of resources utilisation and quality of solid biofuel supply, increased pruning marketing opportunity, and reduction of logistics cost. This SLS was designed for pruning biomass, but could also be adapted for any type of biomass-to-energy initiatives.

Conception at the Core of Knowledge Creativity Based on E-Commerce in Networked Manufacturing Mode

2011 ◽  
Vol 403-408 ◽  
pp. 3174-3177
Author(s):  
Sheng Fu Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Networked Manufacturing ◽  
Integrated Manufacturing ◽  
Information Platform ◽  
Collaborative Commerce ◽  
Collaborative Manufacturing ◽  
The Core ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Manufacturing Mode

This paper, at the core of Knowledge-based enterprise driven by order,led by value chain, analyzes typical industries and their trend. A Networked manufacture pattern facing to the supply chain and integrating ERP\CRM\SCM\CIMS information platform is constructed.Then it puts forward the conception on e-commerce which is based on creativity and in networked manufacturing mode.Thus it comes up with the viewpoint of Integrated Manufacturing, Business Collaborative Manufacturing, Collaborative Commerce informatization public platform,Individual Customer Portal.

scholarly journals Route planning module as a part of Supply Chain Management system

2012 ◽  
Vol 60 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michal Košíček ◽  
Radek Tesař ◽  
František Dařena ◽  
Roman Malo ◽  
Arnošt Motyčka
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Route Planning ◽  
Planning System ◽  
Functional Requirements ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Functional Specification ◽  
Supply Chain Management System ◽  
Basic Features ◽  
The Right

Today, the demand for creating a systematic approach for managing sales, ordering, and logistics has increased. Supply Chain Management (SCM) is one of the responses to problems that have arose with the need for managing complex supply chains. Nowadays, most of the activities of Supply Chain Management is realized or supported with computing technologies. Route planning is an important part of Supply Chain Management related to both procurement and distribution. Route planning systems specify the sequences in which the selected transport vehicles should supply the demand points by requested quantities of goods at the right time. The paper is focused on the analysis of a route planning system which could be used as a part of Supply Chain Management information system or as a standalone application. It describes basic techniques and frameworks of transportation problems as well as important functional requirements, considering recent trends in the field of distribution planning. As a result, functional specification of basic features and other components of system are provided. The paper is a result of a joint initiative of the authors and a vendor of business information systems.

scholarly journals Evaluation of a Smart System for the Optimization of Logistics Performance of a Pruning Biomass Value Chain

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 1987 ◽  
Author(s):  
Techane Bosona ◽  
Girma Gebresenbet ◽  
Sven-Olof Olsson ◽  
Daniel Garcia ◽  
Sonja Germer
Keyword(s):  
Performance Evaluation ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Field Tests ◽  
Quality Analysis ◽  
Data Recording ◽  
Quality Model ◽  
Logistics System ◽  
Systematic Analysis ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Information Platform

The paper presents a report on the performance evaluation of a newly developed smart logistics system (SLS). Field tests were conducted in Spain, Germany, and Sweden. The evaluation focused on the performance of a smart box tool (used to capture information during biomass transport) and a web-based information platform (used to monitor the flow of agricultural pruning from farms to end users and associated information flow). The tests were performed following a product usability testing approach, considering both qualitative and quantitative parameters. The detailed performance evaluation included the following: systematic analysis of 41 recordable parameters (stored in a spreadsheet database), analysis of feedback and problems encountered during the tests, and overall quality analysis applying the product quality model adapted from ISO/IEC FDIS 9126-1 standard. The data recording and storage and the capability to support product traceability and supply chain management were found to be very satisfactory, while assembly of smart box components (mainly the associated cables), data transferring intervals, and manageability could be improved. From the data retrieved during test activities, in more than 95% of the parameters within 41 columns, the expected values were displayed correctly. Some errors were observed, which might have been caused mainly by barriers that could hinder proper data recording and transfer from the smart box to the central database. These problems can be counteracted and the performance of the SLS can be improved so that it can be upgraded to be a marketable tool that can promote sustainable biomass-to-energy value chains.

scholarly journals Evaluating the Economic Viability of Agricultural Pellets to Supplement the Current Global Wood Pellets Supply for Bioenergy Production

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (8) ◽  
pp. 2263
Author(s):  
Mahmood Ebadian ◽  
Shahab Sokhansanj ◽  
David Lee ◽  
Alyssa Klein ◽  
Lawrence Townley-Smith
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Wood Pellets ◽  
Logistics System ◽  
Global Marketplace ◽  
Biomass Logistics ◽  
Production And Distribution ◽  
The Cost

In this study, an inter-continental agricultural pellet supply chain is modeled, and the production cost and price of agricultural pellets are estimated and compared against the recent cost and price of wood pellets in the global marketplace. The inter-continental supply chain is verified and validated using an integration of an interactive mapping application and a simulation platform. The integrated model is applied to a case study in which agricultural pellets are produced in six locations in Canada and shipped and discharged at the three major ports in Western Europe. The cost of agricultural pellets in the six locations is estimated to be in the range of EUR 92–95/tonne (CAD 138–142/tonne), which is comparable with the recent cost of wood pellets produced in small-scale pellet plants (EUR 99–109/tonne). The average agricultural pellet price shipped from the six plants to the three ports in Western Europe is estimated to be in a range of EUR 183–204 (CAD 274–305/tonne), 29–42% more expensive that the average recent price of wood pellets (EUR 143/tonne) at the same ports. There are several potential areas in the agricultural pellet supply chains that can reduce the pellet production and distribution costs in the mid and long terms, making them affordable supplement to the existing wood pellet markets. Potential economic activities generated by the production of pellets in farm communities can be significant. The generated annual revenue in the biomass logistics system in all six locations is estimated to be about CAD 21.80 million. In addition, the logistics equipment fleet needs 176 local operators with a potential annual income of CAD 2.18 million.

A reference data model to support biomass supply chain modelling and optimisation

2016 ◽  
Vol 83 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annelies De Meyer ◽  
Monique Snoeck ◽  
Dirk Cattrysse ◽  
Jos Van Orshoven
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Data Model ◽  
Reference Data ◽  
Biomass Supply

Biomass supply chain equipment for renewable fuels production: A review

2021 ◽  
Vol 148 ◽  
pp. 106054
Author(s):  
Lina Martinez-Valencia ◽  
Dane Camenzind ◽  
Mark Wigmosta ◽  
Manuel Garcia-Perez ◽  
Michael Wolcott
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Renewable Fuels ◽  
Biomass Supply

scholarly journals Supply Chain Management Open Innovation: Virtual Integration in the Network Logistics System

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 54
Author(s):  
Vladimir Shcherbakov ◽  
Galina Silkina
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
System Integration ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Linear Models ◽  
Logistics System ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Economic Relations

The customer-oriented approach is actively developing within the global trend of the modern industrial revolution that is Industry 4.0. The focus on customer interests has led to cooperation and integration in supply chains, improving their efficiency and increasing transparency, awareness, and trust. However, an issue emerging in this scenario is that conventional supply chain management (SCM) procedures are unable to identify the potential proposal for a particular user. Modern businesses need to build integrated supply chains, which require well-developed infrastructure and easily available complementary services, relying on logistics as a networking technology. Supply chains of this generation grow from traditional individual desynchronized economic relations (linear models with some feedback and the simplest network configurations) to scalable, adaptable, harmonized partner networks. The logistics potential allows additional income by reducing the total costs of participants in the network, thus increasing the competitiveness of companies; this can be implemented based on new models of interaction in the current digital environment through, firstly, system integration. Our goal consists of identifying the essential characteristics of system integration and substantiating the methods for its implementation in the digital economy. The study is based on the analysis of global best practices, considering the reports from leading consulting companies and competent analytical agencies. We have confirmed that the role of a virtual system integrator of supply chains belongs to logistics platforms; the effects of a transition to platform business models are discussed in detail.

scholarly journals When Amazon ate Whole Foods: big changes for Big Food

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 615-622 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kate Phillips-Connolly ◽  
Aidan J. Connolly
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Food Supply ◽  
Food Preferences ◽  
Grocery Store ◽  
Grocery Stores ◽  
Processed Food ◽  
Food Supply Chain ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Food Value

The grocery store is ground zero in the tsunami of change facing Big Food. Consumers are changing how they relate to grocery stores, increasingly circling the perimeter, focusing on produce and preferentially choosing fresh, local, and new, even unknown, brands while spending less time in the processed food aisles in the center. The next generation, the millenials, are increasingly shunning traditional outlets when buying food. Traditional leading brands of processed food, backed by traditional marketing strategies (heavy advertising on traditional media, coupons, brand extensions, etc.) are failing to hold on to their customers. The challenges can be found throughout the food value chain, from new competitors for grocery providers to new delivery mechanisms, from changes in generational food preferences with social media platforms to express their preferences to farmers who increasingly can and want to communicate directly with the end-users who actually eat the food that they produce. This access to more information opens more options (and opportunities) to buyers and suppliers all along the food value chain. Barely 100 years old, the grocery store model is becoming obsolete, and with it the organization of the food value chain must be re-written. So what does that mean for Big Food and the food supply chain? What directions can the industry take to adjust to the new competitive realities? This paper offers direction and guidance for Big Food and other producers in the food supply chain.

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