Title of article
A Bi-Objective Optimization Model to Design a Reliable Biomass Supply Chain Network under Uncertainty and Congestion Effect
Author/Authors
Soleimanian Khezerlou, Hossein Department of Industrial Engineering - Faculty of Industrial and Mechanical Engineering - Qazvin Branch - Islamic Azad University - Qazvin, Iran , Vahdani, Behnam Department of Industrial Engineering - Faculty of Industrial and Mechanical Engineering - Qazvin Branch - Islamic Azad University - Qazvin, Iran , Yazdani, Mehdi Department of Industrial Engineering - Faculty of Industrial and Mechanical Engineering - Qazvin Branch - Islamic Azad University - Qazvin, Iran
Pages
14
From page
19
To page
32
Abstract
This study proposes a bi-objective optimization model to design a reliable biomass-biofuel supply
chain, in which loading and unloading hubs and biorefineries can be encountered with disruption. For this
purpose, the first objective function minimizes the total costs, and the second one minimizes the total times of
recovery of disrupted facilities. Furthermore, due to the uncertain essence of the biomass supply chain, two
efficient approaches, including robust optimization and congestion effect, are considered to overcome this
challenge. Finally, several test problems are investigated to demonstrate the validity of the suggested
mathematical model.
Keywords
reliability , congestion effect , robust optimization , supply chain , biomass
Journal title
Journal of Quality Engineering and Production Optimization
Serial Year
2020
Record number
2545961
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