Optimization of Miscanthus Harvesting and Handling as an Energy Crop: BioFeed Model Application

Integrated strategic and tactical optimization of animal-waste sourced biopower supply chains

“…Further, there have been studies which take into consideration the different types of biomass like switch-grass [17], cotton-stalk [18] and miscanthus [19] for the production of energy products. Most of these types of biomass are agricultural products and offer high seasonality due to limited periods of harvesting.…”

“…These problems have been studied mainly for bioethanol production by several types of biomass. The studies have been made on miscanthus [19], wood residues [23] and cotton stock [18]. The studies have been missing on supply chains with animal waste which are very different at operation and tactical levels.…”

Agent-Based Analysis of Biomass Feedstock Production Dynamics

“…Engineering research has focused significantly on improving technology, operations, and system design for feedstock production [11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]. This research is extremely important to identify better technologies, system bottlenecks, and operating practices.…”

“…The important decision-making steps for each class are modeled using a set of rules, which includes economic as well as social aspects of decision making. BioFeed model has been used to model and optimize crop production operations by farmers [11,12]. The regulatory aspects are also factored into the decision-making process.…”

BVCM: A comprehensive and flexible toolkit for whole system biomass value chain analysis and optimisation – Mathematical formulation

“…Shastri et al [16], that optimises farm equipment selection, transportation vehicles and biomass harvesting and delivery schedules, given pre-selected farms, processing facilities and biomass flows. More recently, Lin et al [17] integrated the two models.…”