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Steffen Rebennack is an Assistant Professor at the Colorado School of Mines, USA. She is an active member of INFORMS, IIE and ASEE.ĭr. In 2011, she received the NSF CAREER Award for her work on biomass-for-biofuel supply chain design and management. In particular, she is interested in the application of these tools to the bioenergy supply chain. She uses these tools to develop models and solution algorithms for solving large-scale problems that arise in the areas of transportation, logistics, and supply chain. Eksioglu’s expertise is in the areas of operations research, network optimization, and algorithmic development. She received her PhD in Industrial Engineering from the University of Florida. Eksioglu is an Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering at Clemson University. The goal of this handbook is to present several cutting-edge developments and tools to help the industry overcome these supply chain and economic challenges.Ĭase studies highlighting the problems faced by investors in the US and Europe illustrate the impact of certain tools in making bioenergy an economically viable energy option.ĭr. Practitioners and academicians agree that the two major barriers of further investments in this industry are biomass supply uncertainty and costs. The opportunities and challenges that this industry has been facing have been the motivation for a number of optimization-related works on bioenergy. The increasing interest in bioenergy has been motivated by its potential to become a key future energy source. These topics are important for the development and long-term sustainability of the bioenergy industry. This handbook brings together recent advances in the areas of supply chain optimization, supply chain management, and life-cycle cost analysis of bioenergy.