Analyzing the impact of intermodal-related risk to the design and management of biofuel supply chain

Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review

Volumn 69, Issue , 2014, Pages 122-145

  Marufuzzaman, Mohammad ^a   Eksioglu, Sandra D ^a   Li, Xiaopeng ^a   Wang, Jin ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Benders decomposition; Densified biomass; Intermodal hub disruption; Rail and barge transportation; Supply chain design

Indexed keywords

BIOFUELS; COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION; SUPPLY CHAINS;

BENDERS' DECOMPOSITIONS; BIOFUEL SUPPLY CHAINS; DENSIFIED BIOMASS; INTERMODAL HUB DISRUPTION; PROBABILISTICS; RAIL AND BARGE TRANSPORTATION; RELATED RISK; SUPPLY CHAIN SYSTEMS; SUPPLY-CHAIN DESIGNS; TRANSPORTATION NETWORK;

CHAINS;

ALGORITHM; BIOFUEL; BIOMASS; DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS; DESIGN; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; PROBABILITY; RAILWAY TRANSPORT; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM;

EID: 84907386265     PISSN: 13665545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tre.2014.06.008     Document Type: Article

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