Optimal design of sustainably efficient biorefineries supply chain

MACHIN FERRERO, LUCAS MAXIMILIANO; CABRERA JIMÉNEZ, RICHARD; WHEELER, JONATHAN; POZO, CARLOS; MELE, FERNANDO DANIEL

SADIO Electronic Journal of Informatic and Operation Research

SOCIEDAD ARGENTINA DE INFORMÁTICA E INVESTIGACIÓN OPERATIVA

Año: 2023 vol. 22 p. 168 - 185

1514-6774

A more comprehensive use of biomass as raw material to producefood, energy and products would result in an important contribution towards theSustainable Development Goals. The concept of biorefinery allows regions withabundant natural resources to make the most of available biomass for these purposes,achieving progressive independence from fossil resources. This study presentsa framework for the multi-criteria design of biorefinery supply chains (SC)under sustainability considerations. Therefore, an optimization approach of differentscenarios is performed followed by a ranking based on the Data EnvelopmentAnalysis (DEA) model to assess the efficiency according to different economic,environmental and social indicators. The capabilities of this approach aredemonstrated through a case study of the biomass SC centered in the Northwestof Argentina.