The supply chain starts with the customer, and the entire system will benefit from a flexible plant design. From a woodlands perspective, we often perceive the forest as the start of the supply chain. However, in any marketplace, the customer has thelast say For forest-origin biomass, the mill is the customer, so the mill's requirements play a key role in the design of supply chain logistics. Most biomass-based combined heat and power (CHP) or power generation plants in service today were designed for sawmill residues as their main source of biomass. The supply chain was simple, and the investment in both the supply system and mill infrastructure was minimal because of the low value of the material. Many delivery sites for biomass across Canada donot even have a tipper for full trucks or trailers. Mills may have an in-line grinder, but the capacity is limited to hogging bark. With forest-origin biomass, the supply chain will be more complex and mill improvements will be necessary.
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