Methodology of justification of regional infrastructure of pellet production

Abstract

The object of the research is the methodology of determining the optimal location of pellet production facilities. The purpose of work is optimization of territorial location of new pellet manufactures in the given area by a criterion of a minimum of transport expenses for their raw material maintenance. As a result of the research, a mathematical model and an algorithm for finding an optimum location of the mill by the criterion of the raw material delivery load, taking into account the existing transport infrastructure of the region and estimated logging areas of forestries were developed. The realization of the posed optimization task of pellet mill location is carried out in MS EXCEL environment with the help of "Search for solution" subsystem and GIS-project of forest raw material base of Novgorod region. Significance of work consists in development of mathematical model and algorithm of optimization of territorial location of pellet manufactures. With the achieved volumes of harvesting and existing reserves of raw material sources in Novgorod region it is recommended to build one plant for pellet production with a capacity of 150 thousand tons in the town of Malaya Vishera. With the prospective volumes of harvesting in the Novgorod region equal to the estimated logging area and standard pellet production capacity of 100 thousand tons per year it is recommended to implement the first scenario – the construction of 8 plants in the following settlements: Chudovo, Neblochi, Lubytino, Pestovo, Krestsi, Demyansk, Staraya Russa and Soltsy. Existing pellet manufactures, except for located in settlement Marevo, are perspective for expansion of available capacities of pellet manufacture on raw materials supply.