Conference paper
Biomass harvesting residue supply chain optimisation and verifying the effect of major parameters affecting the supply chain cost in Western Australia
Proceedings of the 5th Forest Engineering Conference (FEC) and 47th International Symposium on Forestry Mechanisation (FORMEC), pp.1-6
5th Forest Engineering Conference (FEC) and 47th International Symposium on Forestry Mechanisation (FORMEC): Forest engineering: propelling the forest value chain, 2014 (Gerardmer, France, 23-Sep-2014–26-Sep-2014)
IUFRO
2014
Abstract
In Australia the use of forest biomass has been developing in recent years and initial efforts are built on adopting and trialling imported European technology. Using a linear programming-based tool, BIOPLAN, this study investigated the impact of five operational factors: energy demand, moisture content, interest rate, transport distance, and truck payload on total forest residues supply chain cost in Western Australia. The supply chain consisted four phases: extraction of residues from the clear felled area to road side by forwarders, storage at road side, chipping of materials by mobile chippers, and transport of chips to an energy plant. For an average monthly energy demand of 3600 GJ, the minimum wood supply chain cost was about $33.9/m3, which is acceptable target supply cost for economically viable bioenergy production in Australia. By increasing the monthly energy demand from 3600 GJ to 43200 GJ, the total cost of the supply chain increased from $179,087 to $2,149,043. For higher interest rates, the total storage cost increased which resulted in larger operational cost per m3. Longer transport distances and lower truck payloads resulted in higher transport cost per unit of delivered chips. In addition, the highest supply chain costs occurred when moisture content ranged between 20% and 30%.
Details
- Title
- Biomass harvesting residue supply chain optimisation and verifying the effect of major parameters affecting the supply chain cost in Western Australia
- Authors
- Mohammad R Ghaffariyan (Author) - University of the Sunshine CoastMauricio Acuna (Author) - University of the Sunshine CoastMark W Brown (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast
- Publication details
- Proceedings of the 5th Forest Engineering Conference (FEC) and 47th International Symposium on Forestry Mechanisation (FORMEC), pp.1-6
- Conference details
- 5th Forest Engineering Conference (FEC) and 47th International Symposium on Forestry Mechanisation (FORMEC): Forest engineering: propelling the forest value chain, 2014 (Gerardmer, France, 23-Sep-2014–26-Sep-2014)
- Publisher
- IUFRO
- Date published
- 2014
- Organisation Unit
- Tropical Forests and People Research Centre; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Forest Industries Research Centre; Forest Research Institute
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99448882302621
- Output Type
- Conference paper
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