Supply chain and logistics issues of bio-energy production

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 32-42

  Gold, Stefan ^a   Seuring, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bio energy; Biomass; Literature review; Logistics; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

BIO-ENERGY; BIOMASS SUPPLY CHAIN; ENERGY USE; FAVORABLE CONDITIONS; FEEDSTOCK SUPPLY; ISSUES AND CHALLENGES; KEY PARAMETERS; LITERATURE REVIEWS; LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT; LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT; PRE-TREATMENT; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES; RESEARCH DESIGNS; SUPPLY SYSTEM;

BIOMASS; DESIGN; ENERGY HARVESTING; LOGISTICS; SUPPLY CHAINS;

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

EID: 78049279690     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2010.08.009     Document Type: Article

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