Techane Bosona

The current main scientific works include:

-Digitization, modeling, and simulation of logistics and supply chains

-Value chain analysis (VCA) of local and organic food 

-Life cycle cost analysis (LCCA) and environmental assessment of local and organic food value chains and biomass supply to energy producing facilities

-Goods distribution including last-mile and home delivery systems

-Application of GIS in logistics managment including location analysis, transport rout optimization, nd resource optimization 

My teaching experiences include: System analysis and modeling, hydraulic structures, and logistics. Current courses:

• Logistics and Supply chain management(PhD course),7.5 credits 
• Sustainable technologies for agriculture in low and medium income countries, 7.5 credits,
• Geographic information systems for environmental and natural science studies 7.5 credits, TE0017
• Geographic information systems for engineers, 5 credits, TE0018
• Geografiska informationssystem 7.5 credits, TE0019
• GIS and Geographic Analysis 15 credits, TN0329

My latest/ongoing major research works include the following works where I am a principal investigator:
-Value Chain Analysis (VCA) and Sustainability Analyses including environmental and economic assessment in SusOrganicPlus research project, CORE-Organic funded EU Project, https://www.susorgplus.eu/.
-Value Chain and Sustainability (VCA, LCA and LCCA) analyses in SusOrganic project, CORE-Organic funded EU project, https://projects.au.dk/coreorganicplus/research-projects/susorganic/)
-Integrated Logistics and Development of Smart System in EuroPruning project, EU project, Europruning

-Damilola Omoleye, MSc Thesis, 30 HEC, 2020
-Erika Melin, Independent project work 15 HEC, 2019
-Isac Jareborg, MSc thesis, 30 credits, 2019

A) some lists of peer-reviewed papers

[1] Dyjakon A., Boer J.D., Gebresenbet G., Bosona T., Adamczyk F. (2020). Economic analysis of the collection and transportation of pruned branches from orchards for energy production. Drewno, 63(205). URL: http://drewno-wood.pl/pobierz-357. DOI: https://doi.org/10.12841/wood.1644-3985.284.01

[2] Boer J.D., Dyjakon A., Den Boer E.D., Daniel García‐Galindo D., Bosona T., Gebresenbet G. (2020). Life-Cycle Assessment of the Use of Peach Pruning Residues for Electricity Generation. Energies 2020, 13, 2734; https://doi.org/10.3390/en13112734.
[3] Bosona, T., Gebresenbet, G., Dyjakon, A. (2019). Implementing life cycle cost analysis methodology for evaluating agricultural pruning-to-energy initiatives. Bioresource Technology Reports, 6:54-62. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biteb.2019.02.006.
[4] Bosona, T. and Gebresenbet, G. (2018). Life cycle analysis of organic tomato production and supply in Sweden. Journal of Cleaner Production, 196: 635-643. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.06.087.
[5] Bosona, T. and Gebresenbet, G. (2018). Swedish Consumers’ Perception of Food Quality and Sustainability in Relation to Organic Food Production. Foods, 7 (4): 1-17.
https://doi.org/10.3390/foods7040054
[6] Bosona, T.; Gebresenbet, G.; Olsson, S.-O. (2018). Traceability System for Improved Utilization of Solid Biofuel from Agricultural Prunings. Sustainability, 10(2), 258: 1-12. https://doi.org/10.3390/su10020258

[7] Bosona, T., Gebresenbet, G., Olsson S-O, Garcia D., Germer, S. (2018). Evaluation of a Smart System for the Optimization of Logistics Performance of a Pruning Biomass Value Chain. Applied sciences. 2018, 8(10), 1987; https://doi.org/10.3390/app8101987.

[8] Gebresenbet, G.; Bosona, T.; Olsson, S.-O.; Garcia, D. (2018). Smart System for the Optimization of Logistics Performance of the Pruning Biomass Value Chain. Applied sciences, 8, 1162. https://doi.org/10.3390/app8071162.

[9] Bosona T. and Gebresenbet G. (2018). Evaluating Logistics Performances of Agricultural Prunings for Energy Production: A Logistics Audit Analysis Approach. Logistics 2018, 2, 19; https://doi.org/10.3390/logistics2030019.

[10] Kinobe J.R., Bosona T., Gebresenbet G., Niwagaba C.B., Vinnerås B. (2015). Optimization of waste collection and disposal in Kampala city. Habitat International, 49: 126-137. doi:10.1016/j.habitatint.2015.05.025.

[11] Bekele, A., Bosona, T., Nordmark, I., Gebresenbet, G., Ljungberg, D. (2012). Assessing the Sustainability of Food Retail Business: The Case of Konsum Värmland, Sweden. Journal of Service Science and Management 5, 373-385.
[12] Bosona, T., Gebresenbet, G. (2011). Cluster building and logistics network integration of local food supply chain. Biosystems Engineering 108, 293-302.

[13] Bosona, T., Gebresenbet, G. (2013). Food traceability as an integral part of logistics management in food and agricultural supply chain. Food Control 33, 32-48.
[14] Gebresenbet, G., Nordmark, I., Bosona, T., Ljungberg, D. (2011). Potential for optimised food deliveries in and around Uppsala city, Sweden: Journal of Transport Geography 19 (6), 1456-1464.
[15] Bosona, T., Nordmark, I., Gebresenbet, G., Ljungberg, D. (2013). GIS-based analysis of integrated food distribution network in local food supply chain. International Journal of Business and Management 8(17), 13-34.
[16] Bosona, T., Gebresenbet, G., (2010). Modelling Hydropower Plant System to Improve its Reservoir Operation: International Journal of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering 2(4), 87-94.

B. Some lists of Conference/workshop papers and posters

[1] T. Bosona, I. N. J. Jareborg, G. Gebresenbet (2019). Environmental impact of organic and conventional carrots. Poster presented on Food Planning Conference - var finns maten i samhällsplaneringen? January 31, 2019 in Södertälje Science Park, Sweden.

[2] Techane Bosona, Girma Gebresenbet, Daniel Garcia (2016). Logistics Performances of Agricultural Prunings’ Supply Chain; 24th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition, EUBCE 2016: 1BV.4.64, June 6-9, 2016, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

[3] Techane Bosona, Girma Gebresenbet, Sven Olsson, Daniel Garcia (2016). Developing Traceability System for Agricultural Prunings24th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition, EUBCE 2016:4AV.1.27, June 6-9, 2016, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

[4] Girma Gebresenbet, Techane Bosona, Sven Olsson, Daniel Garcia(2016). Development of Smart System for Monitoring of Wood Pruning Logistics and Definition of its Functional Specification.24th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition, EUBCE 2016:1BV.4.21, June 6-9, 2016, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

[5] Gebresenbet G. and Bosona T. (2015). Biomass logistics costs from agricultural pruning: EuroPruning assessment. FAO conference ‘Mobilization of woody biomass for energy and industrial use Smart logistics for forest residues, prunings and dedicated plantations’, Tuesday 19 May 2015, FAO Headquarters,Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, Rome, Italy. URL: http://www.infres.eu/en/final-conference/programme/?PHPSESSID=199a8667b95f 0d87cd17e95dbdb11076.
[6] Gebresenbet, G.; Nordmark, I.; and Bosona, T.(2010). Promoting effective goods distribution through route optimization and coordination to attenuate environmental impact:- the case of Uppsala, 12th WCTR, July 11-15, 2010-Lisbon, Portugal.

[7] Bosona T., Gebresenbet G. (2017). Sustainability of organic food products: environmental and economic aspects with examples from organic salmon fish and organic apple. Presentation on Seminar: New technics and technologies used in organic horticulture, November 15, 2017, Bucuresti, Romania.

[8] Bosona T., Gebresenbet G. (2017). Life Cycle Analysis of Organic Apple Cultivated in Sweden: A Comparison of Fresh and Dried Apple. Second Nordic Baltic Drying Conference, 7-9 June 2017, Hamburg, Germany.
[9] Bosona T., Gebresenbet G.(2017). Value Chain Analysis of Organic Beef Meat: Identifying Constraints and Opportunities. Second Nordic Baltic Drying Conference, 7-9 June 2017, Hamburg, Germany.

C. Book chapter
[1] Gebresenbet G. and Bosona T. (2012). Logistics and Supply Chains in Agriculture and Food. Book chapter, In Pathways to supply chain excellence, INTECH 125-146.