DocumentCode :
179599
Title :
Modelling of ethanol supply chain in Thailand
Author :
Homchalee, Rojanee ; Sessomboon, Weerapat
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Ind. Eng., Khon Kaen Univ., Khon Kaen, Thailand
fYear :
2014
fDate :
July 30 2014-Aug. 1 2014
Firstpage :
50
Lastpage :
56
Abstract :
This paper aims to model the ethanol supply chain in Thailand. A mathematical model for the plants-to-customers supply chain was developed with the objective to minimize the total cost of supply chain. The model solution provided data for decision-making of supply chain stakeholder, particularly by the ethanol manufacturers and petroleum traders. These data can help ethanol manufacturers make appropriate decisions for monthly materials procurement and inventory control, including ethanol production plans, sale, and transportation scheduling for suitable customers. The results from the sensitivity analysis indicated that molasses prices affect feedstocks procurement and ethanol production, and diesel prices also affect ethanol distribution. Therefore, the Thai government should promote increasing the cassava supply if the molasses price increases. In addition, transportation infrastructure of the country, particularly the railway system, should be developed to decrease truck transportation to reduce ethanol distribution costs.
Keywords :
cost reduction; procurement; production planning; scheduling; stock control; supply chain management; Thai government; Thailand; cassava supply; decision making; decision-making; diesel prices; ethanol distribution cost reduction; ethanol manufacturers; ethanol production; ethanol production planning; ethanol production sale; ethanol production transportation scheduling; ethanol supply chain modelling; feedstock procurement; inventory control; material procurement; mathematical model; molasses prices; petroleum traders; plants-to-customer supply chain; railway system; sensitivity analysis; supply chain stakeholder; total cost minimization; transportation infrastructure; truck transportation; Biological system modeling; Computational modeling; Ethanol; Mathematical model; Procurement; Supply chains; ethanol; gasohol; modelling; supply chain;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Computer Science and Engineering Conference (ICSEC), 2014 International
Conference_Location :
Khon Kaen
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-4965-6
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/ICSEC.2014.6978128
Filename :
6978128
Link To Document :
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