The performance of sawmills is strongly dependent on how logs are sawn into lumber in order to satisfy the customer demands. To do this, sawmill managers have to decide which cutting patterns have to be applied to logs of ...

The performance of sawmills is strongly dependent on how logs are sawn into lumber in order to satisfy the customer demands. To do this, sawmill managers have to decide which cutting patterns have to be applied to logs of ...

Sawmill production scheduling is complex. It involves determining which logs to process taking into account the diameter, length, and grade of each log, on one hand, and the finished products that are needed to fulfill the ...

Wood drying is a critical stage in the sawmill production process since it will enable achieving the wood characteristics needed to meet market requirements. Generally, it is a batch process that is carried out in drying ...

The success of lumber manufacturing lies on the ability to maintain the quality of the wood along the production process. The drying stage in a sawmill is one of the more important steps in the lumber production, since ...

Forest industry plays an important role in the national economic and social context, due to the production volume with significant impact in the region where it is located (northeast of Argentina). Sawmill production ...

Forest industry plays an important role in the national economic and social context, due to the production volume with significant impact in the region where it is located (northeast of Argentina). Sawmill production ...

The appropriate integration among production activities is a key factor for the development of the forest industry in the northeast of Argentina. Sawmills are one of the main logs consumers. However, production planning ...