Pollack Periodica
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Volume 3: Issue 1
Decision support application for design and management of energy-grass supply chain
Authors:
Etelka Szendrői University of Pécs Department of Computer Sciences, Pollack Mihály Faculty of Engineering Boszorkány u. 2 H-7624 Pécs Hungary

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László Torjai University of Pécs Faculty of Business and Economics Rákóczi út 80 H-7622 Pécs Hungary

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Pages:
41–52
Online Publication Date:
06 May 2008
Publication Date:
01 Apr 2008
Article Category:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1556/pollack.3.2008.1.4
Keywords:
Biomass; Decision support system; Information systems; Operations research; Supply chain management
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One crucial part of the operation of energy-grass-fired (herbaceous biomass) power plants is their supply with fuel. In our paper a hierarchical planning process and the description of a decision support application are presented, which help power plants combusting herbaceous biomass to run their processes cost-efficiently, taking into account safety requirements and the ability of reacting to unexpected events. The suggested application offers transportation planning, resource allocation to the transportation plan and detailed schedule of daily supply. With regard to the complexity of the problem the supply chain planning and operating process has been divided into six sequential decision situations. From biomass producers to power plant workers objectives of all supply chain actors had been surveyed, and risk minimization tools have also been built into the models. To fulfill all requirements and goals, a suggested IT infrastructure and application model is presented too.

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  • János Gyergyák (Department of Architecture and Urban Planning, Institute of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, University of Pécs, Hungary)
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  • Róbert Kersner (Department of Technical Informatics, Institute of Information and Electrical Technology, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, University of Pécs, Hungary)
  • Rita Kiss  (Biomechanical Cooperation Center, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary)
  • István Kistelegdi  (Department of Building Structures and Energy Design, Institute of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, University of Pécs, Hungary)
  • Stanislav Kmeť (President of University Science Park TECHNICOM, Technical University of Kosice, Slovakia)
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  • Maria Jesus Lamela-Rey (Departamento de Construcción e Ingeniería de Fabricación, University of Oviedo, Spain)
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