The effective use of information technology (IT) is increasingly important to remain competitive in modern manufacturing. In general, wood products industries are slower in adopting IT, which may erode their long-term competitiveness. Using cluster analysis, this study evaluates the...

Forest biomass is a renewable source that has the potential to substitute fossil fuels in many applications, from the generation of bioenergy (heat, electricity or transportation fuels) to the production of bioproducts (chemicals and other materials). The increased use of forest biomass could...

Forest biomass is one of the renewable sources of energy that has been used for generating electricity. The feasibility and cost of producing electricity from forest biomass depend on long term availability of biomass, its cost and quality, and the cost of collecting, pre-processing, handling,...

In this paper, a combined simulation/optimization model is developed to better understand and evaluate the impact of the storage systems on the costs incurred by each actor in the agricultural biomass supply chain including farmers, hauling contractors and the cellulosic ethanol plant. The...

Forest biomass is one of the renewable and sustainable sources of energy that can be used for producing electricity, heat, and biofuels. The complex supply chain of forest biomass for energy generation, which consists of different players and products and is affected by biomass characteristics,...