Impact of timber volume and grade estimation error on the british columbia coastal supply chain

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dc.contributor.authorVergara, Francisco P
dc.contributor.authorPalma, Cristian D
dc.contributor.authorNelson, John D
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-09T15:28:48Z
dc.date.available2021-12-09T15:28:48Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractTimber supplies are particularly affected by volume and timber grade uncertainty in the current forest inventory. The performance of the British Columbia coastal timber industry could therefore be improved by developing policies to manage this uncertainty in timber supplies. However, most research has focussed only on the effect of timber volume uncertainty on forest scheduling decisions. Hence, the objective of the research presented here was to determine the impact of volume and grade errors in the forest inventory when solving the tactical lumber planning problem, and to develop a policy to address customer service reduction due to uncertainty. A decision support system based on a linear program was formulated as a case study to implement production planning for the British Columbia coastal forest. Four error scenarios were analyzed based on the sample size used to estimate timber grading error, the size of the cut block in use, and volume/grade error assumptions. Solutions were evaluated based on these four error scenarios and 12 lumber demand targets. A probability curve for fullling lumber demand was determined, as well as prot variations for the error scenarios. Prot variation was consistent with the error magnitude. In the normal-size cut-block error scenario, the rate of change in average prot was 6.05% lower than the perfect prot estimate with perfect information. A 25% reduction in timber grade estimation, which reduced the prot variation to 1.43%, was also tested. However, in the large-size cut block (cut block >50 ha) error scenario, the rate of change of average prot was 2.24% lower than the prot determined by perfect estimation. On the other hand, applying a 25% reduction in timber grade estimation reduced the prot variation to 0.48%. The ability to full lumber demand was compromised by timber volume and grading errors. Naturally, the reductions were greater for higher-error scenarios; however, if timber grading errors can be reduced, lumber demand targets can be reduced as well, leading to a less risky operation. Although this performance drawback is not particularly relevant to the U.S. housing market, under changing market conditions, it could compromise the industry’s ability to participate in other cut-to-order low-value lumber markets with more demanding due dates and lumber demand fullment requirements (e.g., the Japanese thin-board market).es
dc.identifier.citationGonzález, Francisco & Palma, Cristian & Nelson, John. (2016). Impact of Timber Volume and Grade Estimation Error on the British Columbia Coastal Supply Chain. Journal of Science &Technology for Forest Products and Processes. 5. 16-25.es
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11447/5208
dc.language.isoen_USes
dc.subjectTimberes
dc.subjectBritish Columbia coastal timber industryes
dc.subjectGrade errors in the forest inventoryes
dc.titleImpact of timber volume and grade estimation error on the british columbia coastal supply chaines
dc.typeArticlees

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