ABSTRACT
Recently, most of the research efforts related to the biorenery have been focused on technology, process design, and synthesis, as well as on biomass logistics. However, research related to products and integrated planning can also provide interesting insights into how to select a product portfolio and manage its production. The objective of this chapter is to introduce value-chain and planning considerations that are of critical importance to the design of the biorenery. In fact, different products face different market environments in terms of size, number of players, competition, level of customer service required, price volatility, and other factors. To make the biorenery truly protable and competitive, value-chain management (VCM) approaches should therefore be adapted to the biorenery products that will be manufactured.
