Biomass supply chain environmental and socio-economic analysis: 40-Years comprehensive review of methods, decision issues, sustainability challenges, and the …

SM Zahraee, N Shiwakoti, P Stasinopoulos - Biomass and Bioenergy, 2020 - Elsevier
Biomass is a valuable renewable source of energy as an alternative to fossil fuels. The main
barriers in biomass and biofuel development are feedstock high cost, lack of reliable supply …

An investigation of the environmental sustainability of palm biomass supply chains via dynamic simulation modeling: A case of Malaysia

SM Zahraee, SR Golroudbary, N Shiwakoti… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2019 - Elsevier
With the ever-increasing need for clean and accessible energy sources, biomass has long
been considered as a potential prospect. Malaysia is one of the leading suppliers and has …

Lean manufacturing analysis of a Heater industry based on value stream mapping and computer simulation

SM Zahraee, A Tolooie, SJ Abrishami, N Shiwakoti… - Procedia …, 2020 - Elsevier
Manufacturing companies implement lean manufacturing (LM) tools to keep their
competitiveness over their competitors by improving the manufacturing system's productivity …

Particle-Gaseous pollutant emissions and cost of global biomass supply chain via maritime transportation: Full-scale synergy model

SM Zahraee, SR Golroudbary, N Shiwakoti… - Applied Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Environmental and economic issues in the maritime transportation and logistics industry
have historically received less stakeholder attention than aviation and overland freight …

Efficiency improvement of blood supply chain system using Taguchi method and dynamic simulation

SM Zahraee, JM Rohani, A Firouzi, A Shahpanah - Procedia Manufacturing, 2015 - Elsevier
The management of blood is a problem of specific concern for the human race. Even though
there are technological developments in the field of substitutes for blood products, the need …

Lean construction analysis of concrete pouring process using value stream mapping and Arena based simulation model

SM Zahraee, R Esrafilian, R Kardan… - Materials Today …, 2021 - Elsevier
An important challenge for the construction industry is how to reduce non-value adding
activities which produce waste. Many researchers have attempted to resolve it to enhance …

Water-energy nexus and greenhouse gas–sulfur oxides embodied emissions of biomass supply and production system: A large scale analysis using combined life …

SM Zahraee, SR Golroudbary, N Shiwakoti… - Energy Conversion and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The achievement of low or zero greenhouse gas and particulate matter emissions such as
sulfur oxides, optimized water-energy nexus, and a well-protected environment are …

[HTML][HTML] Application of computer simulation experiment and response surface methodology for productivity improvement in a continuous production line: Case study

SM Zahraee, JM Rohani, KY Wong - Journal of King Saud University …, 2018 - Elsevier
This study focused solely on a paint manufacturing industry in Iran that will help managers to
effectively manage their enterprise. The goal of this paper is to integrate simulation modeling …

Manual operation simulation using motion-time analysis toward labor productivity estimation: A case study of concrete pouring operations

JW Kim, A Golabchi, SU Han, DE Lee - Automation in Construction, 2021 - Elsevier
Based on the labor-intensive nature of construction tasks and high costs associated with
labor operations, reliable estimation of construction labor productivity is crucial. However …

Economic and environmental assessment of biomass supply chain for design of transportation modes: strategic and tactical decisions point of view

SM Zahraee, SR Golroudbary, N Shiwakoti… - Procedia CIRP, 2021 - Elsevier
Decision-makers face several challenges on transportation network as the main component
of logistics management in the biomass supply chain (BSC). Transportation of biomass …