Decision support system integrating GIS with simulation and optimisation for a biofuel supply chain

Renewable Energy

Volumn 85, Issue , 2016, Pages 740-748

  Zhang, Fengli ^a   Johnson, Dana ^b   Johnson, Mark ^b   Watkins, David ^c   Froese, Robert ^b   Wang, Jinjiang ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

^b MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Michigan Technological University   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofuel; Multiple criteria analysis; Supply chain; Woody biomass

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FOSSIL FUELS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; LOCATION; NATIONAL SECURITY; OPTIMIZATION; PETROLEUM TRANSPORTATION; SUPPLY CHAINS;

AGRICULTURE RESIDUES; BIOFUEL SUPPLY CHAINS; CANDIDATE LOCATIONS; INTEGRATED METHODOLOGY; LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS; MULTIPLE CRITERIA ANALYSIS; TRANSPORTATION SECTOR; WOODY BIOMASS;

BIOFUELS;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOFUEL; BIOMASS POWER; CLIMATE CHANGE; COST ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; FOSSIL FUEL; FUEL CONSUMPTION; GIS; INTEGRATED APPROACH; NATIONAL SECURITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; OIL PRODUCTION; OPTIMIZATION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84937848898     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: 18790682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2015.07.041     Document Type: Article

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