Hazardous waste disposal: a waste-fuel blending approach

Hazardous waste disposal: a waste-fuel blending approach

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Article ID: iaor20043658
Country: United States
Volume: 12
Issue: 3
Start Page Number: 307
End Page Number: 319
Publication Date: Sep 2003
Journal: Production and Operations Management
Authors: ,
Keywords: programming: goal
Abstract:

The disposal of hazardous wastes creates major economic and environmental problems. One productive use of hazardous wastes is to blend them into fuel, which mitigates damage to the environment by recycling waste into fuel and reducing fossil-fuel consumption. Operations personnel face a daunting task of efficiently blending hazardous waste into fuel, while simultaneously maintaining environmental regulatory requirements. The research develops a goal-programming approach to the waste-fuel-blending process that considers the diverse objectives of fuel managers. A real-world case study at a cement kiln illustrates the effectiveness of this approach, where the implementation followed principles of team building and quality management.

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