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International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications
A Leading Journal of Supply Chain Management
Volume 15, 2012 - Issue 5
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Potential supply chain cost savings from innovative cold bitumen handling

M. Wunder TPA Gesellschaft für Qualitätssicherung und Innovation GmbH, Siegburger Str. 241, Köln, 50679, Germany; Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Industrial Production (IIP), Hertzstr. 16, Karlsruhe, 76187, Germany
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M. Hiete Center for Environmental Systems Research (CESR), University of Kassel, Wilhelmshöher Allee 47, 34109, Kassel, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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J. Stengel Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Industrial Production (IIP), Hertzstr. 16, Karlsruhe, 76187, Germany
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F. Schultmann Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Industrial Production (IIP), Hertzstr. 16, Karlsruhe, 76187, Germany
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N. Simmleit TPA Gesellschaft für Qualitätssicherung und Innovation GmbH, Siegburger Str. 241, Köln, 50679, Germany
Pages 337-350 | Received 13 Sep 2011, Accepted 16 Oct 2012, Published online: 19 Nov 2012
 
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Abstract

To compensate for seasonal price variations of bitumen for road asphalt, in addition to the usual approaches of forward-contracts and hot bitumen storage, innovative techniques for cold bitumen storage have emerged. As a case study, hot bitumen storage and additional integration of cold bitumen storage in the bitumen supply chain of the second largest asphalt producer in Germany are economically assessed. Hot and cold bitumen storage combined allows overall costs to be reduced by almost 5%. Therefore, storage capacities should be increased. Cold bitumen handling may complement hot storage as it is to some extent already economically attractive, with further cost reductions expected in the future.

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