{"id":107,"date":"2019-05-21T23:18:01","date_gmt":"2019-05-21T23:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.optware.com\/?page_id=107"},"modified":"2019-05-30T01:17:00","modified_gmt":"2019-05-30T01:17:00","slug":"fiber-sourcing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.optware.com\/services-solutions\/fiber-sourcing\/","title":{"rendered":"Fiber Sourcing"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"107\" class=\"elementor elementor-107\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-65456475 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"65456475\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-123f5fc4\" data-id=\"123f5fc4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66366486 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66366486\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Optware modeling software helps businesses address the procurement function. \u00a0Most commonly, fiber sourcing involves the purchase of logs or other forms of fiber. \u00a0The scope of an implementation for sourcing a papermill may include pulp wood, chip purchase options, sawlog purchase options, pulp purchase options, recycled fiber options, transportation costs, chipmill conversion processes, by-product yields, chip loading and transportation constraints, inventory management, energy production from wood waste, and pulping processes. \u00a0Optware Systems are designed to maximize financial return subject to the business constraints, process flows, revenues and costs. \u00a0The central technology that drives the system is a powerful linear-programming-based optimizer.<\/p><p>The key to optimized procurement is buying the right fiber for your mill or group of mills at the right time. \u00a0In many cases, procurement optimization is done as a part of a larger Enterprise Optimization that would include representation of the manufacturing process and trucking. \u00a0Many people underestimate the leverage of this activity. \u00a0Profit Optimization will help uncover hidden opportunities to improve your bottom-line.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-160508cb\" data-id=\"160508cb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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