TY - GEN
T1 - Potential woody biomass supply chain scenarios
T2 - IFIP WG 5.7 International Conference on Advances in Production Management Systems, APMS 2013
AU - Thomchick, Evelyn A.
AU - Ruamsook, Kusumal
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - The interconnectivity among various business entities and physical functions of woody biomass supply chains requires a system-wide perspective. Extant studies largely focus on individual business units or sets of activities. This paper takes a supply chain perspective to gain an understanding of potential woody biomass supply chains. The study draws insights from an extensive review of literature to conceptualize potential woody biomass supply chain scenarios. Three woody biomass supply chain scenarios and associated logistics activities were defined from the analysis of literature content. They are woody biomass sourcing from forest product manufacturers, forest landowners, and biomass pre-processers. Findings suggest that woody biomass as a marketable commodity creates business opportunities for loggers and forest product manufacturers. In moving forward, infrastructure and technological development is vital, encompassing logging capability and transportation and industrial infrastructure.
AB - The interconnectivity among various business entities and physical functions of woody biomass supply chains requires a system-wide perspective. Extant studies largely focus on individual business units or sets of activities. This paper takes a supply chain perspective to gain an understanding of potential woody biomass supply chains. The study draws insights from an extensive review of literature to conceptualize potential woody biomass supply chain scenarios. Three woody biomass supply chain scenarios and associated logistics activities were defined from the analysis of literature content. They are woody biomass sourcing from forest product manufacturers, forest landowners, and biomass pre-processers. Findings suggest that woody biomass as a marketable commodity creates business opportunities for loggers and forest product manufacturers. In moving forward, infrastructure and technological development is vital, encompassing logging capability and transportation and industrial infrastructure.
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-642-41266-0_50
DO - 10.1007/978-3-642-41266-0_50
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84922978681
T3 - IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology
SP - 416
EP - 424
BT - Advances in Production Management Systems
A2 - Prabhu, Vittal
A2 - Taisch, Marco
A2 - Kiritsis, Dimitris
PB - Springer New York LLC
Y2 - 9 September 2013 through 12 September 2013
ER -