TY - JOUR
T1 - Modeling work plan logistics for centralized biomass recovery operations in mountainous terrain
AU - Montgomery, Timothy David
AU - Han, Han Sup
AU - Kizha, Anil Raj
N1 - Funding Information:
Project funding was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s Biomass Research and Development Initiative Competitive Grant no. 2010-05325 . The authors would like to acknowledge Michael Alcorn of Green Diamond Resource Company and biomass contractor Steve Morris for providing professional insight and guidance.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Elsevier Ltd.
PY - 2016/2/1
Y1 - 2016/2/1
N2 - Industrial timberland managers and biomass contractors are faced with a variety of challenges when implementing biomass recovery operations in mountainous terrain. Utilizing a centralized grinding supply chain with modified dump trucks to pre-haul loose slash and a decoupled chip truck transportation system has been found to maximize the utilization rate of machines and productivity of forest residue recovery operations in northern California. This study used a spatial analysis approach to identify the optimal locations for centralized grinding and trailer landings based on the spatial distribution of biomass, existing road networks, and terrain characteristics. The network analyst in ArcGIS was used to model the supply chain logistics from the harvest unit to the energy facility. The resulting models provide explicit details on developing an operational work plan that can be used to cost-effectively implement large-scale centralized biomass recovery operations on industrial timberlands. Optimization of system logistics resulted in low costs of collection and transportation as well as improved access to recoverable forest residues. This was done by identifying the locations of landings, amount and distribution of recoverable forest residues, and modeling an efficient forest residue freight supply chain. Through the use of spatial and network analysis, operational mangers will now be able to develop a comprehensive work plan that provides a framework for centralized biomass recovery operations.
AB - Industrial timberland managers and biomass contractors are faced with a variety of challenges when implementing biomass recovery operations in mountainous terrain. Utilizing a centralized grinding supply chain with modified dump trucks to pre-haul loose slash and a decoupled chip truck transportation system has been found to maximize the utilization rate of machines and productivity of forest residue recovery operations in northern California. This study used a spatial analysis approach to identify the optimal locations for centralized grinding and trailer landings based on the spatial distribution of biomass, existing road networks, and terrain characteristics. The network analyst in ArcGIS was used to model the supply chain logistics from the harvest unit to the energy facility. The resulting models provide explicit details on developing an operational work plan that can be used to cost-effectively implement large-scale centralized biomass recovery operations on industrial timberlands. Optimization of system logistics resulted in low costs of collection and transportation as well as improved access to recoverable forest residues. This was done by identifying the locations of landings, amount and distribution of recoverable forest residues, and modeling an efficient forest residue freight supply chain. Through the use of spatial and network analysis, operational mangers will now be able to develop a comprehensive work plan that provides a framework for centralized biomass recovery operations.
KW - Forest residues
KW - Network analysis
KW - Operational planning
KW - Supply chain modeling
KW - System balance in decoupled biomass operation
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U2 - 10.1016/j.biombioe.2015.11.023
DO - 10.1016/j.biombioe.2015.11.023
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84952656543
SN - 0961-9534
VL - 85
SP - 262
EP - 270
JO - Biomass and Bioenergy
JF - Biomass and Bioenergy
ER -