Using Flow Simulation as a Decision Tool for Improvements in Sawmill Productivity

We developed a sawmill flow simulation model to identify production bottlenecks and determine where productivity improvements could be made. Sawmills often invest in a new machine center and then find out that the processing bottleneck just moves somewhere else. Our approach was specifically designe...

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Main Authors: Steven E Thoews, Thomas C Maness, Catalin Ristea
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad del Bío-Bío 2008-01-01
Series:Maderas: Ciencia y Tecnología
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-221X2008000300006