Affiliation:
1. School of Forest Resources, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-2100, USA.
Abstract
This paper presents an economic model for the optimization of a vertically integrated timber harvesting operation. The operations of road construction, timber yarding, and log truck hauling are collectively optimized. The harvest unit has two centralized landings that are to be accessed by truck road from a single existing road takeoff point. The harvest unit is located on level, unvarying terrain with uniformly distributed log turns. Formulas for the optimal yarding boundary between the landings, areas yarded to each landing, and the average yarding distances are derived. These formulas are then used in the bilevel optimization of a vertically integrated timber harvesting operation. Numerical examples are presented and discussed.
Publisher
Canadian Science Publishing
Subject
Ecology,Forestry,Global and Planetary Change
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