Publication detail
Strategic Multi-Stage Planning of Waste Processing Infrastructure
KŮDELA, J. ŠOMPLÁK, R. NEVRLÝ, V.
English title
Strategic Multi-Stage Planning of Waste Processing Infrastructure
Type
journal article in Scopus
Language
en
Original abstract
In the upcoming years, the member countries of the European Union (EU) are expected to reach certain milestones with regards to different waste management policies: reducing the amount of generated waste, maximizing recycling and the energy usage of the appropriate waste types, phasing out landfilling, etc. With the increasing demands on these criteria comes also the need for the planning of the construction and modernization of the required waste processing infrastructure. This paper summarizes the current state of affairs for selected member countries of the EU and describes the possible technologies that are suitable for reaching the specific milestones. A multi-stage multi-period stochastic mixed-integer programming model is developed, with the goal to minimize the overall costs associated with reaching the milestones. This model describes well the sequential nature of the decision-making process. The present-day decisions must regard the possible effects of the decisions on the future. The planning considers the possible modernization of infrastructure which gradually increases the efficiency in order to hit the time-respective milestones. The model is presented on a case study which examines the situation in the Czech Republic divided into 13 regions, considering 27 scenarios for future development.
English abstract
In the upcoming years, the member countries of the European Union (EU) are expected to reach certain milestones with regards to different waste management policies: reducing the amount of generated waste, maximizing recycling and the energy usage of the appropriate waste types, phasing out landfilling, etc. With the increasing demands on these criteria comes also the need for the planning of the construction and modernization of the required waste processing infrastructure. This paper summarizes the current state of affairs for selected member countries of the EU and describes the possible technologies that are suitable for reaching the specific milestones. A multi-stage multi-period stochastic mixed-integer programming model is developed, with the goal to minimize the overall costs associated with reaching the milestones. This model describes well the sequential nature of the decision-making process. The present-day decisions must regard the possible effects of the decisions on the future. The planning considers the possible modernization of infrastructure which gradually increases the efficiency in order to hit the time-respective milestones. The model is presented on a case study which examines the situation in the Czech Republic divided into 13 regions, considering 27 scenarios for future development.
Keywords in English
stochastic programming; multi-stage planning; strategic infrastructure planning
Released
30.10.2019
Publisher
AIDIC Servizi S.r.l.
Location
Milano, Italy
ISSN
2283-9216
Volume
76
Number
1
Pages from–to
1261–1266
Pages count
6
BIBTEX
@article{BUT159932,
author="Jakub {Kůdela} and Radovan {Šomplák} and Vlastimír {Nevrlý},
title="Strategic Multi-Stage Planning of Waste Processing Infrastructure",
year="2019",
volume="76",
number="1",
month="October",
pages="1261--1266",
publisher="AIDIC Servizi S.r.l.",
address="Milano, Italy",
issn="2283-9216"
}