| Article ID: | iaor1994622 |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Volume: | 44 |
| Issue: | 7 |
| Start Page Number: | 645 |
| End Page Number: | 657 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 1993 |
| Journal: | Journal of the Operational Research Society |
| Authors: | Reinders M.P. |
| Keywords: | forestry, cutting stock |
Wood processing on a centralized conversion site can be considered as a cutting stock problem. The multiperiod optimization of the production system is a very hard problem to solve. A balance has to be made between value recovery optimization and service rate maximization. In this research a decision support system was designed and built to support production planning. Strategic, tactical and operational planning are covered, but here the focus is primarily on tactical planning.