scholarly journals Analysis of energy wood supply chain in thinning operations: a case study in a pine stand of Central Italy

2010 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 177-189 ◽  
Author(s):  
S Baldini ◽  
F Di Fulvio ◽  
G Laudati
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Central Italy ◽  
Wood Supply ◽  
Energy Wood ◽  
Thinning Operations

An Approach Toward a Conceptual Collaborative Framework Based on a Case Study in a Wood Supply Chain

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 1163-1172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyarash Shahriari ◽  
Ali G. Hessami ◽  
Amaneh Jadidi ◽  
Nadia Lehoux
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Wood Supply

scholarly journals Benchmarking Procurement Cost Saving Strategies for Wood Supply Chains

Forests ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 1086
Author(s):  
Christoph Kogler ◽  
Sophie Schimpfhuber ◽  
Clemens Eichberger ◽  
Peter Rauch
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Cost Saving ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Cost Optimization ◽  
Mixed Integer ◽  
Wood Supply ◽  
Round Wood ◽  
Wood Procurement ◽  
Wood Transport

Intense international competition pushes the actors of wood supply chains to implement efficient wood supply chain management incorporating coordinated cost-saving strategies to remain competitive. In order to observe the effects of individual and coordinated decision making, mixed-integer programming models for forestry, round-wood transport, and the wood-based industry were developed and integrated. The models deal with operational planning issues regarding production, harvest, and transport and are solved sequentially for individual cost optimization of each wood supply chain actor as well as simultaneously by a combined model representing joint cost optimization in an integrated wood supply chain. This allows for the first time, benchmarking relative cost-saving potential of the wood procurement strategies coordinated transports, integrated supply chains, satellite stockyards, and higher truck payloads within a single case study setting. Based on case study data from southern Austria, results show the advantages of an integrated supply chain with a cost-saving potential of up to 24%. Higher truck payloads reinforce this potential and enable up to 40% savings compared to the predominant wood procurement situation in Central Europe. Wood supply chain integration for Central European circumstances seems to be feasible only for a limited consortium of a few companies, for example when restricted to a wood-buying syndicate supplying several industry plants or a few large forest enterprises, especially as both groups are commonly steering wood transport on their own. Consequently, further research on the challenging task of implementing integrated supply chains using the opportunities of digitalization to realize existing cost savings potential by deepening cooperation and intensifying information exchange is needed.

scholarly journals Short communication: Farmers’ opinions on chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.) supply chain development strategies: A case study in Central Italy

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. eSC02 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessandro Paletto ◽  
Marco Focacci ◽  
Isabella De Meo
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Central Italy ◽  
Castanea Sativa ◽  
Geographical Indication ◽  
Gall Wasp ◽  
Silvicultural Treatments ◽  
Common Strategy ◽  
Castanea Sativa Mill

Aim of the study: To identify the priority strategy for the strengthening of the chestnut supply chain through a participatory approach.Area of study: Mugello-Val di Sieve inTuscany region (Italy).Material and methods: The data were collected by administering a questionnaire to a sample of 126 chestnut growers (83 chestnut growers enrolled and 43 not enrolled in the Consortium of “Marronedel Mugello Protected Geographical Indication”) to identify the priority objectives and activities to develop the chestnut supply chain.Main results: It is necessary to develop a diversified strategy to stimulate the chestnut production and simultaneously enhance the marketing of the product in order to revive the chestnut cultivation inTuscany region. The main activities to be pursued are the implementation of silvicultural treatments of chestnut orchards and the integrated fight against chestnut gall wasp to increase the productivity and strengthen the “Marronedel Mugello Protected Geographical Indication” brand.Research highlights: Participatory approach is a fundamental instrument to define a common strategy to strengthen chestnut supply chain at local level.

Discrete-event simulation of an information-based raw material allocation process for increasing the efficiency of an energy wood supply chain

2015 ◽  
Vol 149 ◽  
pp. 315-325 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johannes Windisch ◽  
Kari Väätäinen ◽  
Perttu Anttila ◽  
Mikko Nivala ◽  
Juha Laitila ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Discrete Event Simulation ◽  
Discrete Event ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Wood Supply ◽  
Event Simulation ◽  
Energy Wood ◽  
Allocation Process

Blockchain in Supply Chain: Case Study of Lottemart Ciputat

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. K. Handoyo ◽  
M. R. Mashudi ◽  
H. P. Ipung
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Information Asymmetry ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Business Case ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Production Processes

Current supply chain methods are having difficulties in resolving problems arising from the lack of trust in supply chains. The root reason lies in two challenges brought to the traditional mechanism: self-interests of supply chain members and information asymmetry in production processes. Blockchain is a promising technology to address these problems. The key objective of this paper is to present qualitative analysis for blockchain in supply chain as the decision-making framework to implement this new technology. The analysis method used Val IT business case framework, validated by the expert judgements. The further study needs to be elaborated by either the existing organization that use blockchain or assessment by the organization that will use blockchain to improve their supply chain management.

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