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Multi-Criteria Decision Making for Supplier Selection in Biomass Supply Networks for Bioenergy Production

Multi-Criteria Decision Making for Supplier Selection in Biomass Supply Networks for Bioenergy Production

Vasiliki Kazantzi, Vassilis Gerogiannis, Leonidas Anthopoulos
Copyright: © 2013 |Pages: 31
ISBN13: 9781466620087|ISBN10: 1466620080|EISBN13: 9781466620094
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-2008-7.ch018
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Kazantzi, Vasiliki, et al. "Multi-Criteria Decision Making for Supplier Selection in Biomass Supply Networks for Bioenergy Production." Outsourcing Management for Supply Chain Operations and Logistics Service, edited by Dimitris Folinas, IGI Global, 2013, pp. 313-343. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-2008-7.ch018

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Kazantzi, V., Gerogiannis, V., & Anthopoulos, L. (2013). Multi-Criteria Decision Making for Supplier Selection in Biomass Supply Networks for Bioenergy Production. In D. Folinas (Ed.), Outsourcing Management for Supply Chain Operations and Logistics Service (pp. 313-343). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-2008-7.ch018

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Kazantzi, Vasiliki, Vassilis Gerogiannis, and Leonidas Anthopoulos. "Multi-Criteria Decision Making for Supplier Selection in Biomass Supply Networks for Bioenergy Production." In Outsourcing Management for Supply Chain Operations and Logistics Service, edited by Dimitris Folinas, 313-343. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2013. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-2008-7.ch018

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Abstract

Decision-making on outsourcing biomass supply operations for bioenergy production is both of strategic and operational importance and can be modeled as a multi-perspective supplier selection problem characterized by multiple qualitative and quantitative factors, as well as technical and non-technical attributes and constraints. The biomass supply system presents unique features that highly impact the bioenergy production. Network functionality, raw material availability (influenced by seasonality, weather/climate conditions, land suitability, and other parameters), and procurement costs constitute important parameters for the viability of bioenergy production plants. This chapter provides a comprehensive analysis of biomass supply chains, focusing on the special issues of raw material cost fluctuations, biomass seasonality, and the dynamics of biomass demand. It also suggests the effectiveness of a multi-criteria decision making approach for adequately assessing imprecise and uncertain biomass supplier profiles based on Intuitionistic Fuzzy Sets (IFS) in conjunction with a multi-period optimization framework for selecting the best biomass supply mix at a maximum total purchasing value.

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