TY - JOUR ID - 115441 TI - A mathematical model for a hybrid first/second generation of biodiesel supply chain design with limited and reliable multimodal transport JO - Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering JA - JISE LA - en SN - 1735-8272 AU - Rabani, Masoud AU - Moazam, Elham AU - Akbarian Saravi, Niloufar AU - Farrokhi-Asl, Hamed AD - School of Industrial Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran AD - School of Industrial Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran Y1 - 2020 PY - 2020 VL - 13 IS - Issue 2 SP - 105 EP - 120 KW - Decision support tool KW - biodiesel supply chain KW - multimodal transport KW - mixed integer linear programming KW - hybrid first/second generation DO - N2 - Designing a biofuel supply chain plays an important role in the reduction of biomass transportation costs. This study aims to present a comprehensive decision support tool (DST) for designing of the integrated biodiesel supply chain (BSC). In addition, so far no research has been found that examined hybrid first/second generation of biodiesel with considering all economic, environmental and social costs. In achieving this goal, we developed a new optimization model using mixed integer linear programming with the objective of maximizing the total profits of BSC incorporating environmental and social costs.  To do so, practical constraints including the limit of biomass, the capacity of technologies, the land availability, and especially limited capacity of each transportation vehicles are applied to this mathematical model. The main purpose of this study is to develop a DST to evaluate the commercial feasibility of BSC with focusing on multimodal and reliable transport.  To illustrate the capability of the proposed model, Iran is considered as a real application. The findings of this study indicate that some factors such as biomass availability, transportation reliability, and biofuel price can play as a pivotal role in this supply chain design and optimization. All in all, 31% increase in amount of produced biodiesel leads a marginal increase in environmental-related costs.  UR - https://www.jise.ir/article_115441.html L1 - https://www.jise.ir/article_115441_4e605e82c69a20bd00af75b933611fe9.pdf ER -