Title: Supply Chain Management cost analysis: a case study of bio-ethanol production from cassava in Thailand

Authors: Rommel G. Diopenes, Ungul Laptaned

Addresses: Full Advantage Co. Ltd. Room 201, INC 1, Thailand Science Park, Klong Luang, Pathumthani 12120, Thailand. ' Department of Logistics Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Thai Chamber of Commerce, 126/1 Vibhavadee-Rangsit Road, Dindeang, Bangkok 10400, Thailand

Abstract: With the increasing demand of oil, each country is seeking other alternatives in fuelling their machineries, and supplying their energy while adhering to the world-wide call for environmental protection. The use of bio-fuels have been a trend among the fuel deficient countries due to its cheap available resources as well as it receives supports from the environmentalist group, thus bio-ethanol is one of the recent available sources of energy. This study will undertake the financial investment in the production of bio-ethanol from cassava as the raw material to: 1) be able to identify the costs involved in the supply chain of bio-ethanol related to the investment in bio-ethanol plant; 2) provide a financial analysis model using the supply chain costs of a bio-ethanol plant; 3) be able to determine the feasibility of the project of setting up a bio-ethanol plant using the financial instruments.

Keywords: supply chain costs; supply chain management; SCM; bioethanol production; cassava; Thailand; financial investment; biofuels; alternative fuels.

DOI: 10.1504/IJLSM.2011.041690

International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management, 2011 Vol.9 No.3, pp.296 - 314

Published online: 06 May 2015 *

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