Title:
Cost-Benefit Analysis for Forest Biomass Supply Chains by Using RFID-Technology and Interchangeable Containers
Author(s):
Föhr, J., Karttunen, K., Immonen, M., Ranta, T.
Document(s):
Paper
Poster
Abstract:
The aim of this study was to determine the costs and benefits of energy biomass logistics when using a real-time web-based tracking system. By means of the asset management system RECO (Resource Control), it was possible to track the trucks moving in the supply chain via the Internet portal in which all tracking data were stored on a virtual cloud server. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and GPS position functions were built into the RECO system. Both smart phones and gate readers equipped with a wireless Internet connection were used for data transfer into the message-based RECO system. The experiments were carried out along the supply chain from the forest roadside storages to the power plant by using traditional solid-frame trucks and a truck with interchangeable containers mounted with RFID tags. The productivity data of all work phases in the transportation chain were collected automatically, and the energy content of the truck loads was measured separately. Afterwards the cost structures of the truck vehicles were analysed to get exact information of the unit costs and benefits. Additionally, the efficiency of the deliveries was analysed and the functionality and the reliability of the real-time monitoring system were examined as part of the roadside chipping chain.
Keywords:
biomass, cost analysis, efficiency, transportation, monitoring, container
Topic:
Biomass Policies, Markets and Sustainability
Subtopic:
Markets, Investments & Financing
Event:
22nd European Biomass Conference and Exhibition
Session:
4AV.3.9
Pages:
1515 - 1521
ISBN:
978-88-89407-52-3
Paper DOI:
10.5071/22ndEUBCE2014-4AV.3.9
Price:
FREE
