A linear programming approach for designing a herbaceous biomass delivery system

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 47-55

  Cundiff, John S ^a   Dias, Neil ^a   Sherali, Hanif D ^a  

^a Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass transportation; Linear programming; Switchgrass

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; DECISION MAKING; LINEAR PROGRAMMING; PROBABILITY; SCHEDULING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; TRANSPORTATION;

HERBACEOUS BIOMASS DELIVERY SYSTEM; ON FARM STORAGE LOCATION; SCHEDULING SHIPMENTS; SWITCHGRASS;

BIOMASS;

ORGANIC MATTER;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; ENERGY RESOURCE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STORAGE; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES; WEATHER;

EID: 0030948212     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-8524(96)00129-0     Document Type: Article

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