A combined supply chain optimisation model for the installation phase of offshore wind projects

Chandra Ade Irawan, Negar Akbari, Dylan F. Jones, David Menachof

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Abstract

This paper proposes a combined model for port selection and supply chain optimisation for the installation phase of an offshore wind farm. Two strategic models are proposed where the first model, based on Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP), aims to select the most suitable installation port. The second model is developed using Integer Linear Programming (ILP) in order to determine the optimal transportation schedule of the components from suppliers to the chosen installation port. The proposed models are evaluated for the West Gabbard (UK) offshore wind farm located in southern part of the North Sea. According to the computational results, the AHP model chooses port of Oostende, Belgium as the most suitable installation port for this offshore wind farm whereas the proposed supply chain model shows that the total transportation cost makes up 9% of total supply chain cost.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1189-1207
Number of pages19
JournalInternational Journal of Production Research
Volume56
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Feb 2018

Keywords

  • logistics
  • offshore wind farm
  • port selection
  • renewable energy
  • supply chain optimisation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Strategy and Management
  • Management Science and Operations Research
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

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