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Application of operations research techniques in planning forestry and forest industries development in Malaysia

Past application and the potential of Operations Research techniques in planning forestry and forest industries development in Malaysia are discussed. To date, three simulation models have been developed to calculate timber production and to assess the impact of various harvesting strategies on sele...

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Main Authors: Hadi, Yusuf, Manikam, Doraisingam, Hashim, Ismail
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 1985
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17809/1/ID%2017809.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.178092015-01-08T07:12:31Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17809/ Application of operations research techniques in planning forestry and forest industries development in Malaysia Hadi, Yusuf Manikam, Doraisingam Hashim, Ismail Past application and the potential of Operations Research techniques in planning forestry and forest industries development in Malaysia are discussed. To date, three simulation models have been developed to calculate timber production and to assess the impact of various harvesting strategies on selected socio-economic parameters. The simulations technique was also employed to model the growth of forest stands in Pahang and Sarawak. Linear programming models have been developed to calculate timber supply, and to allocate logs to processing mills and distribute the products to consumer points. A critical path method was utilized to schedule logging operations. There is a great potential for the application of these techniques in Malaysia. Their potential application spans the whole spectrum from modelling forest growth, through timber management planning, forest harvesting, allocating logs to mills and improving timber conversion processes, to marketing the final products. 1985-10 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17809/1/ID%2017809.pdf Hadi, Yusuf and Manikam, Doraisingam and Hashim, Ismail (1985) Application of operations research techniques in planning forestry and forest industries development in Malaysia. In: Malaysian National Computer Conference '85, 16-18 Oct. 1985, Kuala Lumpur. .
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description Past application and the potential of Operations Research techniques in planning forestry and forest industries development in Malaysia are discussed. To date, three simulation models have been developed to calculate timber production and to assess the impact of various harvesting strategies on selected socio-economic parameters. The simulations technique was also employed to model the growth of forest stands in Pahang and Sarawak. Linear programming models have been developed to calculate timber supply, and to allocate logs to processing mills and distribute the products to consumer points. A critical path method was utilized to schedule logging operations. There is a great potential for the application of these techniques in Malaysia. Their potential application spans the whole spectrum from modelling forest growth, through timber management planning, forest harvesting, allocating logs to mills and improving timber conversion processes, to marketing the final products.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Hadi, Yusuf
Manikam, Doraisingam
Hashim, Ismail
spellingShingle Hadi, Yusuf
Manikam, Doraisingam
Hashim, Ismail
Application of operations research techniques in planning forestry and forest industries development in Malaysia
author_facet Hadi, Yusuf
Manikam, Doraisingam
Hashim, Ismail
author_sort Hadi, Yusuf
title Application of operations research techniques in planning forestry and forest industries development in Malaysia
title_short Application of operations research techniques in planning forestry and forest industries development in Malaysia
title_full Application of operations research techniques in planning forestry and forest industries development in Malaysia
title_fullStr Application of operations research techniques in planning forestry and forest industries development in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Application of operations research techniques in planning forestry and forest industries development in Malaysia
title_sort application of operations research techniques in planning forestry and forest industries development in malaysia
publishDate 1985
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17809/1/ID%2017809.pdf
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