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Optimizing the primary forest products supply chain : a multi-objective heuristic approach

Creator:: Hamann, Jeff D.
Abstract:: This thesis is a collection of four submitted manuscripts that present methods to assist forest ecosystem service managers wanting to develop operational sampling, monitoring, and production plans for a set of specific quantifiable ecosystem services, which are formulated as a series of general multi-objective optimization problems. The problems are solved...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 4.3 Problem Formulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 4.3.1 First Objective

The Application of Linear Programming for Forest Land Use and Timber Management Planning with Watershed Considerations in Terengganu, Peninsular Malaysia

Creator:: Mat Isa, Ahmad Zainal
Abstract:: The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the use of Linear Programming (LP) and other mathematical procedures to evaluate watershed and perpetuity constraints on forest land use for a selected scenario in Terengganu, Peninsular Malaysia. The paper describes the system of modelling and forecasting estimates of potential timber growth,...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Aerial forest operations : mineral amendment project

Creator:: Cornell, Jennie L.
Abstract:: A helicopter operations problem was studied for a private forest landowner testing an experimental application of minerals on Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesil) in the Coast Range of Oregon to offset growth reductions from Swiss needle cast disease. A planning approach was needed to minimize costs for transportation and aerial application of...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Jennie L Cornell A PAPER Submitted to Oregon State University In partial fulfillment of the

Sustainable energy for Galena, Alaska: Timber Harvest Management Plan

Creator:: Kalke, Timothy R.
Abstract:: Increased energy costs have prompted the rural village of Galena, Alaska to explore viable alternatives for heat and power generation. Continued dependency on petroleum products will cause the community’s economic driving force, the Galena Interior Learning Academy (GILA), to face uncertain operability. A wood-fired boiler is scheduled to be installed,...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: . Deciduous trees, such as paper birch 6 (Betula neoalaskana), balsam poplar (Populus balsamifera

An advanced inventory method for forest roads

Creator:: Gorsevski, Peter (Pece) V.
Abstract:: This thesis presents the idea for FORIN (Forest Roads Inventory), a computerized forest roads inventory system. FORIN is a tool to more efficiently inventory and manage information of forest roads. FORIN is intended for use by field personnel, who will use pen-based computers to improve productivity, accuracy of inventories, to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Wood properties and use of sensor technology to improve optimal bucking and value recovery of Douglas-fir

Creator:: Acuna, Mauricio A.
Abstract:: There are a number of wood properties which affect the quality of forest products such as lumber and pulp. Of these, wood density is considered by some to be the single most important physical characteristic because it is an excellent predictor of strength, stiffness, hardness, and paper-making capacities. Accurately assessing...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: characteristic because it is an excellent predictor of strength, stiffness, hardness, and paper-making

An analysis of technical efficiency and productivity growth in the Pacific Northwest sawmill industry

Creator:: Helvoigt, Ted L.
Abstract:: The objective of this project was to investigate technical efficiency and productivity growth in the Pacific Northwest sawmilling industry over the period 1968-2002. Productivity growth was decomposed into three components: technical change, efficiency change, and scale efficiency change. In addition, using econometric methods, changes in output elasticities and input substitution...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: coauthor of a paper that became Chapter 2. The paper was published as: Helvoigt, T.L., and S. Grosskopf

A comparison of the value of forest plans developed under three levels of detail regarding management intentions

Creator:: Hirte, Sarah Rebecca
Abstract:: In the field of forest planning, assumptions regarding the appropriate modeling of management behavior, translated through management prescriptions, minimum harvest ages, green-up periods, and other variables are needed if a stand-level optimization process is not used to guide the selection of stand management regimes Forest planners thus generally have a...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ................................................................................................... 85 15. Total standing timber volume after harvest from the best solution of the three management

Measuring costs of sequestering carbon in forest stands with different management regimes in western Oregon

Creator:: Zyrina, Olga A.
Abstract:: This project was a part of larger work that compared major factors controlling patterns of carbon dynamics in two regions of the globe, the Pacific Northwest, USA and northwestern Russia. It was funded through the NASA foundation (grant # NAG5- 6242). Human economic activity is causing the release of pollutants...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Tradeoffs associated with managing forested landscapes for multiple-uses

Creator:: Lichtenstein, Mark E.
Abstract:: This study focuses on the tradeoffs that exist for managing forested landscapes for biodiversity and timber production. Tradeoff evaluation is important to natural resource managers so they can understand the benefits and costs of alternative management prescriptions. The study examines three watersheds in the Oregon Coast Range and 166 terrestrial...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

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Optimizing the primary forest products supply chain : a multi-objective heuristic approach

The Application of Linear Programming for Forest Land Use and Timber Management Planning with Watershed Considerations in Terengganu, Peninsular Malaysia

Aerial forest operations : mineral amendment project

Sustainable energy for Galena, Alaska: Timber Harvest Management Plan

An advanced inventory method for forest roads

Wood properties and use of sensor technology to improve optimal bucking and value recovery of Douglas-fir

An analysis of technical efficiency and productivity growth in the Pacific Northwest sawmill industry

A comparison of the value of forest plans developed under three levels of detail regarding management intentions

Measuring costs of sequestering carbon in forest stands with different management regimes in western Oregon

Tradeoffs associated with managing forested landscapes for multiple-uses

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