Optimizing organic waste to energy operations

Manufacturing and Service Operations Management

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 231-244

  Ata, Bariş ^a   Lee, Deishin ^b   Tongarlak, Mustafa H ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Environment; Operating strategy; Organic waste to energy; Regulation; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL COSTS; COST EFFECTIVE; ELECTRICITY CONSUMERS; ENERGY RECOVERY; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL OBJECTIVES; LANDFILL DIVERSIONS; OPERATING STRATEGY; ORGANIC WASTES; PROCESS CHARACTERISTICS; REGULATION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION; SOCIAL PLANNERS; WASTE GENERATORS; WASTE TO ENERGY;

ELECTRIC GENERATORS; INDUSTRY; LAND FILL; PROFITABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTES;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 84861402700     PISSN: 15234614     EISSN: 15265498     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/msom.1110.0359     Document Type: Article

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