Identification of the strategic factors for the development of a new ICT-based biomass tool: the case of the BIOMAS platform. (2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Stefanis, Christos; Kamateri, Eleni; Partalidou, Maria; Gargas, Stelios; Zafiris, Orestis; Nasias, Kostas
• Is Part Of: International journal of sustainable agricultural management and informatics. Volume 2:Number 2/3/4(2016)
• Page Start: 135
• Page End: 154
• Publication Date: 2016
• Subjects: information and communications technology -- ICT -- information technology -- agriculture -- bioenergy -- online marketplace -- SWOT analysis -- cooperation -- economic impact -- biomass trading systems -- internet -- web platforms -- biomass supply chains -- supply chain management -- SCM -- online auctions -- biomass products; Sustainable agriculture -- Management -- Periodicals; Sustainable agriculture -- Data processing -- Periodicals; Agricultural productivity -- Management -- Periodicals; Agricultural productivity -- Data processing -- Periodicals; Agricultural resources -- Data processing -- Periodicals; Agricultural systems -- Management -- Periodicals; Agricultural systems -- Data processing -- Periodicals; 338.1
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2054-5819

Abstract

The biomass integrated online marketplace system or shortly BIOMAS is the outcome of the respective EU-funded project that aims to exploit the benefits of ICT in order to boost the biomass market. This study presents a SWOT analysis from an ICT perspective in an attempt to highlight the great potential of the BIOMAS and identify the economic impacts from the development of such a biomass trading system. The architecture of BIOMAS is based on a web-based platform that consists of a biomass supply chain management component and a marketplace component combined with an auctioning mechanism for biomass products. The main novelty behind BIOMAS is the creation of an integrated, online system that will: 1) facilitate the interactions and establishing of agreements between stakeholders in the biomass and agricultural sector; 2) support biomass service and product integration into new forms; 3) facilitate the cooperation between different biomass stakeholders to provide advanced services.