Publication detail

The Logistic Model for Decision Making in Waste Management

ŠOMPLÁK, R. PAVLAS, M. POPELA, P. PROCHÁZKA, V.

Original Title

The Logistic Model for Decision Making in Waste Management

Type

journal article - other

Language

English

Original Abstract

In the paper, the tool for conceptual planning of new waste-to-energy capacities is introduced. By using the results of calculations, waste management policies can be realized through legislative amendments. In addition, it is also possible to determine the attractiveness of potential sites for the construction of new facilities. Therefore, the presented optimization model represents an important contribution towards managing waste effectively. The model represents a transportation problem implemented for this field. Its practical application is demonstrated through a case study related to specific region (the Czech Republic). A risk analysis of two WTE projects located in different areas is performed. The stochastic approach that can be considered as wait-and-see approach includes repeated calculation and subsequent generation of reliability functions. Obtained functions than indicate risky and/or attractive projects. We further plan to focus on generalization and modification of our model to involve uncertain parameters in more complex way, see, e.g. (Huang et al., 2001) and (Birge and Louveaux, 1997). Another challenging task is an application of our tool for simulation and/or optimization of spreading EU waste market. This means its introduction for larger area exceeding the border of one country with all its consequences in increased demand on input data.

Keywords

Logistical Problem, Waste Management, Stochastic programming

Authors

ŠOMPLÁK, R.; PAVLAS, M.; POPELA, P.; PROCHÁZKA, V.

RIV year

2013

Released

29. 9. 2013

Publisher

AIDIC Servizi S.r.l

Location

Milano, Italy

ISBN

1974-9791

Periodical

Chemical Engineering Transactions

Year of study

35

Number

1

State

Republic of Italy

Pages from

817

Pages to

822

Pages count

6

BibTex

@article{BUT102325,
  author="Radovan {Šomplák} and Martin {Pavlas} and Pavel {Popela} and Vít {Procházka}",
  title="The Logistic Model for Decision Making in Waste Management",
  journal="Chemical Engineering Transactions",
  year="2013",
  volume="35",
  number="1",
  pages="817--822",
  doi="10.3303/CET1335136",
  issn="1974-9791"
}