Download or read book Logistics for the Forest Industry written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Handbook of Operations Research in Natural Resources written by Andres Weintraub and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-09-19 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is the first systematic handbook treatment of quantitative modeling natural resource problems, their allocated efficient use, and societal and economic impact. Andrés Weintraub is the very top person in Natural Resource research. He has selected co-editors who are at the top of the sub-fields in natural resources: agriculture, fisheries, forestry, and mining. The book covers these areas with contributions from researchers on, among others, modeling natural research problems, quantifying data, and developing algorithms.

Download or read book Logistics in the Forest Sector written by Kim Sjöström and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Forest and Biomass Harvest and Logistics written by Jingxin Wang and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-11-26 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explains forest and woody biomass harvest, harvesting machines, systems, logistics, supply chain management, best management practices, harvest scheduling and carbon sequestration. It also covers applications of harvesting principles in forest and biomass management practices. The book provides an in-depth understanding of functions and applications of current and future harvesting technologies, the unique characteristics of harvesting machine with respect to cost, productivity, and environmental impacts. Special features include harvest machine illustrations and images of field operations, tabular presentations of filed studies of forest operations and detailed modelling processes for forest and biomass harvest logistics and supply chain management. Specifically, the book is designed for students, researchers, educators, and practitioners in the field of forest and biomass harvest and logistics. The book’s contents have been tested in teaching as the Harvesting Forest Product class for undergraduates and graduates in the Division of Forestry and Natural Resources at West Virginia University since 2000. The information contained in this book is a robust reference resource for students who would be future forest and biomass managers, timber contractors, entrepreneurs, researchers, and educators in the fields of forest and biomass operations, engineering, and resource management.

Download or read book Planning and Communication written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Improve Forest Inventory with Access Data written by Dennis P. Bradley and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Forest Management and Planning written by Pete Bettinger and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2016-12-29 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forest Management and Planning, Second Edition, addresses contemporary forest management planning issues, providing a concise, focused resource for those in forest management. The book is intermixed with chapters that concentrate on quantitative subjects, such as economics and linear programming, and qualitative chapters that provide discussions of important aspects of natural resource management, such as sustainability. Expanded coverage includes a case study of a closed canopy, uneven-aged forest, new forest plans from South America and Oceania, and a new chapter on scenario planning and climate change adaptation. Helps students and early career forest managers understand the problems facing professionals in the field today Designed to support land managers as they make complex decisions on the ecological, economic, and social impacts of forest and natural resources Presents updated, real-life examples that are illustrated both mathematically and graphically Includes a new chapter on scenario planning and climate change adaptation Incorporates the newest research and forest certification standards Offers access to a companion website with updated solutions, geographic databases, and illustrations

Download or read book Supply Chain Efficiency with Some Forest Industry Improvements written by Kaj-Mikael Björk and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Supply Chain Management for Paper and Timber Industries written by Kim Sjöström and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Forest Value Chain Optimization and Sustainability written by Sophie D'Amours and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2016-12-01 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a global perspective on the various issues that the industry has to face as well as to provide some key global strategies that can help coping with those global challenges, such as collaboration, strategic value chain planning, and interdependency analyses. It presents literature reviews, strategic research orientations, assessment of some current key issues, and state-of-the-art methodologies.

Download or read book The Management of Industrial Forest Plantations written by José G. Borges and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-09-01 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Management of Industrial Forest Plantations. Theoretical Foundations and Applications provides a synthesis of current knowledge about industrial forestry management planning processes. It covers components of the forest supply chain ranging from modelling techniques to management planning approaches and information and communication technology support. It may provide effective support to education, research and outreach activities that focus on forest industrial plantations management. It may contribute further to support forest managers when developing industrial plantations management plans. The book includes the discussion of applications in 26 Management Planning in Actions boxes. These applications highlight the linkage between theory and practice and the contribution of models, methods and management planning approaches to the efficiency and the effectiveness of industrial plantations management planning.

Download or read book Principles And Methods Of Harvesting Timber written by Nelson Courtlandt Brown and published by Daya Books. This book was released on 2002 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Book Describes The Principles And Methods Of Logging Operations In All The Timber Regions. Logging Is The Important Part Of Forestry In Which Our Woods Are Treated And A Future Supply Of Timber Is Assured Or The Areas Are Left In Unproductive Conditions. It Is An Epic Story Of Courage, Great Hazards And Difficulties Overcome, Success And Failure In A Struggle To Provide Some Of The Necessities Of Mankind. A More Scientific Approach Has Been Made To The Problems Of Logging, And The Profitability Of Removing The Logs Of Different Species And Sizes From Our Woods Has Been More Accurately Determined. Mechanized Logging Has Made Important Advances Especially Feeling, Bucking, And Log Loading. Progress In Prelogging, Relogging, Integrated Logging, And Salvage Cuttings Has Presented New Phases Of The Industry That Are Important In Handling Our Forest Resources. It Is Hoped That This Book Will Help The Student And Possibly The Operator To Gain A Better Understanding Of Some Of The Logging Methods. Contents Part I- General Introduction; Chapter 1: Forest Utilization-General Considerations; Definition And Scope, Early Forests-Their Influence In The Development Of The American Nation, Early Logging Practices And Sawmills, Importance And Place Of The Subject In Forestry, Logging As A Silvicultural Operation, Extent Of The Utilization Of Trees Felled In American Forests, Forestry And Lumbering-Commercial Forestry Practice, Epochs In The Development Of The American Lumber Industry, Recent Developments In Utilization Of Our Forests, Utilization In Europe And The United States Contrasted, Factors Which Determine Degree Of Utilization, Principal Characteristics In The Economic Structure Of The Lumber Industry, Coast Factors, Determination Of The Logging Plant, Logging Contracts, Integrated Logging-Prelogging And Relogging, Distribution Of Logging And Other Costs For Producing Lumber, Log Grades, Relative Values Of Primary Forest Products; Chapter 2: Forest Resources And Stumpage Valuation; Areas, Ownership, Volume Of Standing Timber, Leading Commercial Species, Summary Of Forest Resources, Stumpage And Stumpage Appraisal, Principal Products Of The Forest; Chapter 3: Forest Labor And Housing; General, Origin, Character And Nationality Of Forest Labor, Duration Of Employment, Compensation, Labor Organizations And Wages, Camps, Compensation And Other Laws Affecting Logging Costs; Chapter 4: Partial Cutting (Selective Logging); Definition And Scope, Conditions Under Which Partial Cutting May Be Practiced, Advantages Of Partial Cutting, Objection And Disadvantages, Application Of Partial Cutting On National Forests, Example Of Selective Logging In Central New York; Part 2: Preparation Of Logs For Transport; Chapter 5: Felling And Bucking; Woods Tools, Mechanized Felling, Bucking And Limbing Devices, Girdling, Felling, Log Making (Bucking), Factors Of Cost In Felling And Log Making, Organization Of Felling And Bucking Crews, Detection Of Metals In Saw Logs; Part 3: Minor Log Transportation; Chapter 6: Log Transportation; General Considerations, Factors Which Determine Selection Of Method Of Minor Transportation (Log Assemblage Or Skidding); Factors Which Determine Selection Of Method Of Major Transportation (Main Log Haul); Historical Periods In The Development Of American Log Transportation, Minor Transportation-Log Assemblage; Chapter 7: Animal Skidding; General Methods And Procedure, Skidding Devices And Methods, Relative Efficiency And Comparison With Tractors, Skidding Distances And Governing Factors, Summary Of Disadvantages, Silvicultural Considerations; Chapter 8: Tractor Logging; General And Historical, Purposes For Which Tractors Are Used, Advantages Of Tractors Over Other Methods Of Skidding And Hauling, Principal Uses Of Tractors On Logging Operations, Principles Of Operation, Silvicultural Considerations; Chapter 9: Power Logging-Cable-Hauling Systems; Characteristics Of Cable-Haulign Systems, Historical, Cable-Hauling Equipment, Cable-Hauling Systems, Operating Combinations Of Cable-Hauling Systems, Silvicultural Considerations Of Cable-Hauling Systems, Loading Systems Adapted For Use With Power Logging; Chapter 10: Combined Minor And Major Transportation; Conditions Where Single Haul Is Used, Methods; Part 4- Loading For Transport; Chapter 11: Landings; General, Duration Of Storage-Cold Decking And Hot Logging; Chapter 12: Loading; Rollway Direct To Transport Facilities-Hand Loading, Animal Power And Tractor Loaders, Engine-Powered Loaders, Portable Mechanized Log Loaders; Part 5- Major Land Transportation; Chapter 13: Chutes; Types, Factors And Considerations Determining Use, Construction, Capacity, Operation, Braking And Acceleration Devices, Advantages And Disadvantages, The Sykes Portable Log Chute; Chapter 14: Wheeled Vehicles-Animal And Tractor Draft; Summary Of Woods Operations Where Used, Types Of Wagons, Wagon-Haul Roads, Advantages And Disadvantages, Crawler Wheels And Wagons, Logging Trailers, Chapter 15: Sleds; Types Of Sleds, Construction And Operation Of Winter-Sled-Haul Roads, Devices To Retard Speed, Toting (Portaging) Suppliers And Materials; Chapter 16: Motor Trucks; Distances, Depreciation, Number Of Trucks In Use, Contract Hauling, Capacity, Operating Costs, Reasons For Increased Use Of Trucks, Conditions To Which Motor Trucks Are Especially Adapted, Advantages, Limitations Of Motor-Truck Hauling, Railroad Versus Motor-Truck Logging, Features Of Improved-Logging Truck Design, Loading, Unloading, Types Of Roads, Weights Of Green Logs; Chapter 17: Forest Railroads; Historical, Conditions Determining Use, Location And Grade, Construction, Equipment, Operation And Maintenance, Track-Laying And Lifting Machines, Fire-Fighting Apparatus, Advantages, Disadvantages, Competition With Other Methods; Part 6- Major Water Transportation; Chapter 18: General Consideration; Floatable Species And Relative Floatability; Chapter 19: Floating And Driving; Conditions Necessary Or Advisable For Floating And Driving, Advantage, Disadvantage, Splash Dams, Riparian And Bed Improvements, Operation, Mechanized Pulpwood Conveyor And Sorting System; Chapter 20: River And Lake Rafts And Booms; History And Development, Piers, Types Of Flat Rafts, Pulpwood Booms; Chapter 21: Ocean Rafts; History And Development, Conditions For Ocean-Going Rafts, Power Used In Towing; Chapter 22: Flumes; Types And Conditions Of Use, Advantages, Disadvantages, Regions Where Used, Construction, Operation, Examples; Chapter 23: Barges And Steamers; Part 7- Summary; Chapter 24: Summary Of Regional Logging Methods; Summary Of Minor And Major Transportation Methods.

Download or read book National Forest Inventories written by Claude Vidal and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-11-24 with total page 847 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book presents the current state and good practices of national forest inventories in monitoring wood resources and demonstrates pathways for harmonisation and improved common reporting. Beyond a general overview over availability and use of wood resources in different countries, it provides a unique collection of original contributions from national forest inventory experts with in-depth descriptions of current NFI methods in assessing wood availability and wood use in European countries, and selected countries from America and Asia.The main topics are national definitions and improvements in common reporting of forests available for wood supply, stem quality and assortments, estimation of change including growth and drain, and tree resources outside forest land. The book is a must-have for everyone who is contributing to national forest inventories either methodologically or operatively, for people who want or need to understand national forest inventory provided data and information on the availability of wood resources. By providing profound knowledge it is a valuable basis for scientists involved in scenario modelling and analysing effects of climate change, as well as individuals in private organisations and public administrations promoting the sustainable use of natural resources and the potential of green economy.

Download or read book Forestry Applications written by Gregory Paradis and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-10-08 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2012, a Forestry Special Interest Group (FSIG) was founded within the Canadian Operational Research Society (CORS). Besides a general commitment to promoting the application of operational research (OR) to forest management and forest products industry problems, the FSIG has two concrete mandates: organizing the forestry cluster at the annual CORS conference, and managing the editorial process for forestry-themed special issues of INFOR. The FSIG has been very successful in the first of these two mandates, with record attendance at the forestry cluster over the last four years, hosting of several special sessions, financial and in-kind support from the NSERC Strategic Network on Value Chain Optimization (VCO), and the inauguration of the David Martell Student Paper Prize in Forestry (DMSPPF). This is the first compilation of forestry-themed papers since the inauguration of the CORS FSIG. The six pieces selected for the special issue, now published as a book, feature applications of OR to a wide range of forest management and forest products industry contexts, including supply-chain planning, lumber production planning, demand-driven harvest and transportation planning, and fire-aware wood supply planning. This book was originally published as a special issue of the INFOR: Information Systems and Operational Research journal.

Download or read book Forestry and Forest Industries Development Turkey Sea Transportation of Forest Raw Material and Forest Products written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Certification s Impacts on Forests Stakeholders and Supply Chains written by and published by IIED. This book was released on 2001 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: People like forests- they have many emotional and cultural attachments to them. They also like forest products - and need increasing quantities of them. But they often don't like, don't understand, and don't trust what comes in between: forest management, which lies at the interface of public services (biodiversity, watersheds, etc) and private goods (timber, food, etc). Certification was developed to independently verify the quality of forest management, to communicate this to market players, and so to improve market benefits for the products of good management. The growing influence of the Forest Stewardship Council is one of the most striking recent developments in forestry. Certification is increasingly common in all continents. But has it actually improved forest management? Has it created sufficient market incentives? Above all, has it enabled trust to develop between stakeholders, so that they can work together better, to build the institutions required for sustainable forest management? This book is the result of two years' study by IIED and collaborators in several countries: it provides evidence for considerable policy and institutional change as a result of certification, and the beginnings of change in forest and market practice.

Download or read book Forest Operations Engineering and Management written by Raffaele Spinelli and published by MDPI. This book was released on 2018-09-19 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a printed edition of the Special Issue "Forest Operations, Engineering and Management" that was published in Forests