EWP Industry Supply Chain Modelling Tool (alignment with Economic Scenario Modelling)

Project Description

This project aims to develop a supply chain modelling tool incorporating a systems dynamics model of potential future EWP supply chains in Australia, designed to operate within a user friendly interface. The simulator will be used to run scenarios with different supply chain configurations or inputs to identify carbon emissions, water, financial etc. footprints and system wide implications.

This project expects to provide information to decision makers related to options and trade-offs of future EWP supply chains in Australia including supporting Co2 minimisation and broader system benefits. Such information will enable detailed planning related to constraints and enablers of the industry as it grows. Scenarios run through the simulator will also seek identify the potential system wide impact of various new innovations developed across other research nodes of the ATH.

Expected outcomes of this project a supply chain simulator to run scenarios that inform decision making related to the growth, management and planning of the EWP industry in Australia.

This should provide significant benefits for decision makers across government, each part of the supply chain and academia.

Targeted industry focused outcomes

This project will provide information to decision makers related to options and trade-offs of future EWP supply chains in Australia including supporting Co2 minimisation and broader system benefits. Such information will enable detailed planning related to constraints and enablers of the industry as it grows. Scenarios run through the simulator will also seek identify the potential system wide impact of various new innovations developed across other research nodes of the ATH.

Targeted industry focused outcomes include:

Developing a supply chain simulator to run scenarios that inform decision making related to the growth, management and planning of the EWP industry in Australia
supply chain scenarios;

The research impact will be measured qualitatively through feedback from ATH members and external stakeholders.

Objectives/Deliverables

Research on EWP supply chains.
Modification of UQ’s Sustainable Infrastructure Research Hub’s existing sustainable supply chain simulator to the EWP industry.
Scenarios run through the simulator in line with ATH partner interests.
Academic articles and industry style reports / impact stories as relevant based on data and ATH member input over the five year project.

Project Leader/s

Cristyn Meath

Theme Leader - Planning Change; Node Leader - Socio-Economic Opportunity & Interventions for Change

The University of Queensland

Project Staff

Research Assistant

Research Assistant Opportunity

Project Investigators