Tactical optimization of the oil palm agribusiness supply chain

Cáceres, Rafael Guillermo García; Martínez-Avella, Mario Ernesto; Palacios-Gómez, Fernando

doi:10.1016/j.apm.2015.01.031

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“…Drivers' working time may also be included as a constraint that affects the number of trips and routes taken (Martínez-Salazar et al , 2015; Stellingwerf et al , 2018). Transportation time may include loading (Bortolini et al , 2016; García-Cáceres et al , 2015; Stellingwerf et al , 2018; Yifeng and Ruhe, 2013), unloading (Bortolini et al , 2016; Stellingwerf et al , 2018; Yifeng and Ruhe, 2013), and receiving and meal times (Yifeng and Ruhe, 2013). Vehicle loading time is defined as the total service time of all customers in a vehicle route multiplied by a constant (Azi et al , 2010).…”

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“…The fuel consumption can also be affected by other factors such as vehicle weight, slope of the road and vehicle acceleration (Abousaeidi et al , 2016; Bektas and Laporte, 2011; Stellingwerf et al , 2018). Vehicle's capacity and total number of vehicles available are important factors to consider in transportation since both factors affect number of trips needed to satisfy demand (García-Cáceres et al , 2015; Fikar, 2018; Tsang et al , 2018). For example, Hariga et al (2017) considered the number of trucks in their proposed model as a decision variable instead of a constraint.…”

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Vehicle routing in cold food supply chain logistics: a literature review

Awad

Ndiaye

Osman

2020

IJLM

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PurposeCold supply chain (CSC) distribution systems are vital in preserving the integrity and freshness of transported temperature sensitive products. CSC is also known to be energy intensive with a significant emission footprint. As a result, CSC requires strict monitoring and control management system during storage and transportation to improve safety and reduce profit losses. In this research, a systematic review of recent literature related to the distribution of food CSC products is presented and possible areas to extend research in modeling and decision-making are identified.Design/methodology/approachThe paper analyzes the content of 65 recent articles related to CSC and perishable foods. Several relevant keywords were used in the initial search, which generated a list of 214 articles. The articles were screened based on content relevance in terms of food vehicle routing modeling and quality. Selected articles were categorized and analyzed based on cost elements, modeling framework and solution approach. Finally, recommendations for future research are suggested.FindingsThe review identified several research gaps in CSC logistics literature, where more focused research is warranted. First, the review suggests that dynamic vehicle modeling and routing while considering products quality and environmental impacts is still an open area for research. Second, there is no consensus among researchers in terms of quality degradation models used to assess the freshness of transported cold food. As a result, an investigation of critical parameters and quality modeling is warranted. Third, and due to the problem complexity, there is a need for developing heuristics and metaheuristics to solve such models. Finally, there is a need for extending the single product single compartment CSC to multi-compartment multi-temperature routing modeling.Originality/valueThe article identified possible areas to extend research in CSC distribution modeling and decision-making. Modified models that reflect real applications will help practitioners, food authorities and researchers make timely and more accurate decisions that will reduce food waste and improve the freshness of transported food.

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Vehicle routing in cold food supply chain logistics: a literature review

Awad

Ndiaye

Osman

2020

IJLM

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“…A review on PSE approaches of palm-based biomass systems has been made by Ng and Ng [13]. Approaches such as supply chain optimisation [14] and life-cycle analysis [15] demonstrate solutions for utilising palm-based biomass to produce valuable products. The following discussion is divided into subsections: plant-scale optimisation approaches, large-scale optimisation approaches, and MCDA tools.…”

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Integrating fuzzy analytic hierarchy process into a multi-objective optimisation model for planning sustainable oil palm value chains

Tapia

Samsatli

2020

Food and Bioproducts Processing

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“…[ 24 ] defined mathematical models to achieve an optimal configuration of a closed-loop palm oil supply chain. Later, [ 25 ] developed a MINLP model for planning harvesting and product extraction in the oil palm supply chain at tactical and operational level. Additionally, some authors have used simulation techniques to evaluate palm oil refining process and biodiesel production process from crude palm oil [ 26 – 28 ].…”

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Improving Fresh Fruit Bunches Unloading Process at Palm Oil Mills with Discrete-Event Simulation

Racedo-Gutiérrez

Collazos-Morales

Gómez-Rueda

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Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2020

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Palm oil industry is an important agricultural activity in Colombia. Agents of this industry have chosen associative strategies and vertical integrations to increase their efficiency. However, reducing logistics costs to compete with countries such as Thailand and Malaysia, is still a challenge, also due to the scarceness of applied research in the palm oil logistics processes. In this paper, we present a continuous-discrete simulation-based approach to evaluate and optimize the fresh fruit bunches unloading process at the mill. Two simulation models representing the current process and alternative process scenarios were developed and compared. The findings show that important improvements in waiting time and supplier satisfaction can be achieved without major investments.

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Tactical optimization of the oil palm agribusiness supply chain

Cited by 12 publications

References 13 publications

Vehicle routing in cold food supply chain logistics: a literature review

Vehicle routing in cold food supply chain logistics: a literature review

Integrating fuzzy analytic hierarchy process into a multi-objective optimisation model for planning sustainable oil palm value chains

Improving Fresh Fruit Bunches Unloading Process at Palm Oil Mills with Discrete-Event Simulation

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