Huge potential from the biomass industry for sustainability – the newest study gives novel tools to decision-makers to design effective supply chain delivery systems

Decision-makers face several challenges on transportation networks as the main component of logistics management in BSC. In the process of quantifying economic and environmental sustainability, we focused on the techno-economic and environmental assessment of BSC by considering three transportation modes that include truck, train, and barge. We discussed the design of biomass supply chains reflecting the ever-increasing scope of designing and the system to be designed. We have assessed the cost and GHG emissions based on the transportation modes scenarios to help the decision-makers design a more effective BSC delivery system. Our results of this work would help the biomass industry stockholders and suppliers to define long, and short-term horizons to achieve a timely, cost-effective, and sustainable BSC transportation network.

This joint research has been done between LUT University and RMIT University. Viipuri Management Research Lab of LUT University provided access to AnyLogic (University 8.5.0) software for simulation modeling.