Alternative supply chains for logging residues under access constraints

Raffaele Spinelli; Giuseppe Di Gironimo; Gianpiero Esposito; Natascia Magagnotti

doi:10.1080/02827581.2014.896939

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Alternative supply chains for logging residues under access constraints

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Alternative supply chains for logging residues under access constraints

Raffaele Spinelli, Giuseppe Di Gironimo, Gianpiero Esposito and Natascia Magagnotti

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research, Vol.29(3), pp.266-274

2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02827581.2014.896939

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Forestry Sciences

biomass

energy

logistics

chipping

simulation

We conducted a comparative study of chipping logging residues at the roadside landing or at the yarder pad, the latter inaccessible to heavy road vehicles. Field data was collected from real operations in the Italian mountain, and it was used for building a simulation model that could generalize the results of the study. The model was built with Arena 14 and carefully reflected interaction delays between individual units along the chain. Chipping at the pad with a chipper and two shuttles was the best compromise solution of low supply cost and fuel consumption. At a mean cost of â‚¬22.7 per fresh tonne, this solution was 10% cheaper than chipping at the landing. Using three chip shuttles did not allow a meaningful reduction of supply cost over a two-shuttle chain, but resulted in a 7% increase of fuel consumption. The distance between the pad and the roadside landing was by far the most important factor in determining supply cost, and accounted for 80% of the variability in the data, for both systems. Under these circumstances, the higher speed and payload of the chip shuttles made it preferable to chip at the pad, provided enough shuttles are available.

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Title: Alternative supply chains for logging residues under access constraints
Authors: Raffaele Spinelli (Author) - CNR IVALSA, Italy
Giuseppe Di Gironimo (Author) - University of Naples Federico II, Italy
Gianpiero Esposito (Author) - University of Naples Federico II, Italy
Natascia Magagnotti (Author) - CNR IVALSA, Italy
Publication details: Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research, Vol.29(3), pp.266-274
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Scandinavia
Date published: 2014
DOI: 10.1080/02827581.2014.896939
ISSN: 0282-7581
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Forest Industries Research Centre; Forest Research Institute
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450080102621
Output Type: Journal article

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