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HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSAL: A WASTE‐FUEL BLENDING APPROACH
Author(s) -
FLOWERS A. DALE,
LINDERMAN KEVIN
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
production and operations management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.279
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1937-5956
pISSN - 1059-1478
DOI - 10.1111/j.1937-5956.2003.tb00205.x
Subject(s) - hazardous waste , waste management , business , fuel efficiency , process (computing) , refuse derived fuel , inert waste , cleaner production , environmental science , waste treatment , mobile incinerator , waste collection , municipal solid waste , computer science , engineering , aerospace engineering , operating system
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. This research develops a goal‐programming approach to the waste‐fuel‐blending process that considers the diverse objectives of fuel managers. A realworld case study at a cement kiln illustrates the effectiveness of this approach, where the implementation followed principles of team building and quality management.