Print Email Facebook Twitter Optimal equipment deployment for biomass terminal operations Title Optimal equipment deployment for biomass terminal operations Author Dafnomilis, I. (TU Delft Transport Engineering and Logistics) Duinkerken, M.B. (TU Delft Transport Engineering and Logistics) Junginger, M. (Universiteit Utrecht) Lodewijks, G. (TU Delft Transport Engineering and Logistics) Schott, D.L. (TU Delft Transport Engineering and Logistics) Date 2018 Abstract This paper investigates the optimization of biomass terminal equipment deployment. A mixed integer linear programming model is developed and applied to minimize the terminal's investment and operational costs related to dedicated and partially used or shared equipment between a terminal's operational steps. The results minimize annual terminal costs through equipment and infrastructure selection and utilization. Tipping points where the technology and equipment type or size change in relation to the increasing throughput are highlighted. Analytical results emphasize the importance of storage costs in all biomass terminals, as well as the critical influence of operational costs in larger facilities. Subject Biomass equipmentBiomass terminalsEquipment selectionMILPTerminal logisticsTerminal operations To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:3dc213db-0511-48b5-a027-e47796f3bcd8 DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2018.05.001 ISSN 1366-5545 Source Transportation Research. Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 115, 147-163 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights © 2018 I. Dafnomilis, M.B. Duinkerken, M. Junginger, G. Lodewijks, D.L. Schott Files PDF 1_s2.0_S1366554517311444_main.pdf 1.87 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:3dc213db-0511-48b5-a027-e47796f3bcd8/datastream/OBJ/view