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Joint optimization of location and inventory decisions for improving supply chain cost performance
Cetinkaya, Sila (contributor); Uster, Halit (contributor) - 2007
nonlinear optimization programming.Based on how the underlying facility location problem is modeled, thesemodels fall into two …
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RINs and the ethanol supply chain: an alternative view
Figer, Luiz - 2011
Biofuels are meant to be an environmental friendly alternative for the use of fossil fuels. Thisidea led to the use of subsidies in order to support their production and use. In the USA, the EPAis in charge of establishing mandates to obligated parties and enforcing compliance....
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Multi-object decision making for supplier selection in outsourcing
Mohile, Pushpen K. - 2008
A supply chain is the system of organizations, people, technology, activities, information,and resources involved in moving a product or service from supplier to customer. Themain and basic challenges in the supply chain are to plan a strategy to manage theresources and meet the demands, to...
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A mixed integer programming model to evaluate the impact of business factors on global manufacturing relocation decisions
Zhang, A; Huang, GQ - 2009
In recent years, dramatic changes in business factors have triggered a trend of manufacturing relocation out of 'The World's Factory', which is the Pearl River Delta (PRO), China. Global manufacturers in PRO have been facing unprecedented operating cost pressure, due to RI1B currency...
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Proposed establishment of a Bio-Diesel Production facility (Feasibility)
Garner, Gary O.; Hollingsworth, Peter; Stone, Peter - 2002
material input) biodiesel plant.A plant of this size would provide an annual output (at full production levels) of 59.7m litres … of biodiesel, 6.12m kilograms of crude glycerine, and 1,320 tonnes of fertiliser (potassium sulphate). This would result … in a gross annual sales turnover of $47.443m, with the majority of this income derived from biodiesel fuel ($43.027m …
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ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY OF BIODIESEL PRODUCTION IN NORTH DAKOTA
Vanwechel, Tamara; Gustafson, Cole R.; Leistritz, F. Larry - 2003
The U. S. biodiesel industry is rapidly expanding due to energy production concerns, environmental concerns, and recent … legislation. The most common type of biodiesel in the United States is derived from soybean oil. Soybeans are a major crop in … North Dakota and could easily supply a 5 million gallon per year biodiesel facility. Potential market segments of a …
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An Economic Evaluation of Soybean-Based Biodiesel Production on Commercial Farms in the Soybean-Producing Regions of KwaZulu-Natal: Some Preliminary Results
Sparks, G.D.; Ortmann, Gerald F.; Lagrange, L. - 2010
potential biodiesel feedstock. Preliminary results from a mixed integer linearprogramming model support the notion of Funke et … bothestablish and sustain a domestic biodiesel industry. …
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ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY OF BIODIESEL PRODUCTION IN NORTH DAKOTA
Vanwechel, Tamara; Gustafson, Cole R.; Leistritz, F. Larry - 2002
The U. S. biodiesel industry is rapidly expanding due to energy production concerns, environmental concerns, and recent … legislation. The most common type of biodiesel in the United States is derived from soybean oil. Soybeans are a major crop in … North Dakota and could easily supply a 5 million gallon per year biodiesel facility. Potential market segments of a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009443985
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ENERGIAS RENOVÁVEIS: FUTURO DO PLANETA E INCLUSÃO SOCIAL
Pacheco, Carlos Thadeu - 2008
brasileiro e mundial poderá dar sustentação a um imenso programa de geração de emprego e renda a partir da produção do biodiesel … para a produção e consumo de biodiesel e derivados de petróleo, que os configuram como trajetórias tecnológicas distintas e … an immense program of generation of job and income from the production of biodiesel.More than what raw material options …
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Understanding Market potential for biodiesel in Spain: A Pilot study based on consumer preferences
Gracia, Azucena; Barreiro-Hurle, Jesus; Perez y Perez, Luis - 2009
The production and use of biodiesel is an important alternative in Europe to diminish the emission of gases in order to … fulfill the Kyoto protocol goals. Supported by the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), the production of biodiesel has increased … biodiesel is still low compared to other EU countries. The aim of the paper is to analyze consumers’ preferences for biodiesel …
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