Ethanol and the petroleum supply chain of the future: Five strategic priorities of integration

Transportation Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 5-22

  Russell, Dawn M ^a   Ruamsook, Kusumal ^a   Thomchick, Evelyn A ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ETHANOL; METHODOLOGY; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

EID: 62449336225     PISSN: 00411612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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