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Increasing production activities have been observed in many EU member states since the EU Commission sent a clear signal establishing and supporting the bioenergy industry. This article discusses current sector developments and therewith evolving biofuel value chain activities and management requirements by means of two German biofuel processing firms. Usually, the processing company can be regarded as the initiator of the regional value chains. In order to safeguard the high initial investments and secure efficient supply, the processing company relies on contract farming or profit participation rights rather than spot market interactions. In addition to discussing that point, this paper also explores opportunities and threats for the suppliers of raw materials as well as for the processors.
The increasing complexity of production control and scheduling demands a complex set of decisions to be made. For this reason, artificial learning systems, like case based reasoning, are used to find those decisions. These systems need to process feedback Or training to begin their work. The feedback is often provided by experts but there are circumstances, where it is not possible to provide the feedback in time or for the specific situation. This article describes how to handle those situations in a fabrication and how a case based reasoning system can process delayed or not well suited feedback.
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