Identifying Factors and Quantifying their Impact on Transportation Costs of Pre-Processes Biomass

Author

Daniela Sofia Gonzales

Issuing Body

Mississippi State University

Advisor

Eksioglu, Sandra Duni

Committee Member

Eksioglu, Burak

Committee Member

Searcy, Erin

Date of Degree

8-11-2012

Document Type

Graduate Thesis - Open Access

Major

Industrial Engineering

Degree Name

Master of Science (M.S.)

College

James Worth Bagley College of Engineering

Department

Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering

Abstract

This research presents a rail transportation cost analysis of bulk agricultural commodities (such as grain and wood chips) with similar characteristics as pre-processed biomass. This study analyzes the cost factors that affect rail pricing for shipments of bulk-commodities (such as grain) from the Midwest to various regions in the US using regression analysis theories. The rail cost equations developed from the regression analysis were used to compare the trade-offs that exist between truck, rail and barge transportation of pre-processed biomass.

URI

https://hdl.handle.net/11668/20141

Recommended Citation

Gonzales, Daniela Sofia, "Identifying Factors and Quantifying their Impact on Transportation Costs of Pre-Processes Biomass" (2012). Theses and Dissertations. 2564.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/td/2564