{"id":130,"date":"2019-05-21T23:28:05","date_gmt":"2019-05-21T23:28:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.optware.com\/?page_id=130"},"modified":"2019-05-29T05:24:20","modified_gmt":"2019-05-29T05:24:20","slug":"forest","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.optware.com\/industry-applications\/forest\/","title":{"rendered":"Forest"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The harvest planning process can be extremely complex for one of our clients. \u00a0The company must honor environmental laws and policies. \u00a0There are other considerations such as road access and available harvest equipment. \u00a0Some tracts are located in the river bottoms and are difficult to harvest in wet weather. \u00a0Soil types and rainfall can vary\u00a0from site to site within the forest.<\/p>

A Case Study<\/h3>

In one region the client company operates sawmills and a veneer plant. \u00a0The mills are geographically dispersed within a 50 mile radius. \u00a0Timberlands are sometimes located more than 100 miles from a mill site. \u00a0Each mill has different manufacturing capabilities that yield different values from the logs. \u00a0One sawmill has curve sawing capabilities that allow it to better process certain log types than other sawmills in the area. \u00a0Another facility is capable of merchandising logs to be used in the local large sawmill, small sawmill or veneer mill.<\/p>

The Problem<\/h3>

The company faces a complex decision environment in the sourcing of logs for manufacturing. \u00a0Planners must consider profit-sensitive questions related to manufacturing efficiencies and costs, outsourcing options, log inventory constraints and transportation costs. \u00a0Literally thousands of variables are in play within this business environment.<\/p>

This client understands that a comprehensive modeling tool will allow a business to make much better decisions than simply cranking options through a spreadsheet. \u00a0The Optware System is designed to maximize profit 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>

The Solution<\/h3>

Once the project was initiated, Optware Solutions was able to analyze the business and deliver a working system tailored to the client\u2019s needs within six months. \u00a0The System was designed to integrate with existing information systems for much of the required modeling data.<\/p>

The client uses the system for both strategic and tactical uses. \u00a0Strategic runs are often made early in the year to assess \u201cbig-picture\u201d issues. \u00a0Tactical runs are made on a weekly routine. \u00a0Many people are involved in the process. \u00a0In some cases, intranet interfaces have been employed to facilitate data passage to the Optware System. \u00a0Individual foresters are responsible for communicating harvest availability by timber tract. \u00a0It is their insights that play a key role in the quality of the solution implementation.<\/p>

Profit Optimization technology allows companies to treat dispersed operations as a single entity and to capture synergies across the business unit. \u00a0The tool provides our clients with much greater insight about their businesses and the impact of product mix and log sourcing on operations. \u00a0The results lead to an improved planning process and higher profits!<\/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

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