The scope of this thesis is modelling and solving large-scale planning problems in the supply chain within the forest industry. Five research papers are included, the first three of which focus on the modelling, and the last two on the solution methods. All problems included are tactical multi-commodity problems expressed as mixed integer programming (MIP) models. The work has been done in collaboration with two Swedish companies within the forest industry. In Paper I, a problem concerning the supply chain of forest fuel for Sydved Energileveranser AB is modelled and solved. We study the problem of deciding when and where forest residues are to be converted into wood chips, and how the residues and chips are to be transported and stored in ...
The purpose of this paper is to propose a mathematical programming approach to minimize the total c...
In a pre-study, concerning roundwood freshness, performed by the Forestry Research Institute of Swed...
Abstract. The planning of wood supply to pulp and saw mills at Stora Enso in Finland involves multip...
Forest fuel is an important source of energy with potential for increased use in the Nordic countrie...
Large-scale wood sourcing requires complex planning processes that are often supported by optimizati...
In this paper, the integrated planning of production and distribution for a pulp company is consider...
In the forest sector, the supply chain starts with growing stock and proceeds to single or multiple ...
In recent decades, the forest industry has been growingly expanded due to economic conditions, clima...
The present manuscript tackles the supply chain forest transportation problem in the context of fore...
In the forest industry, large volumes of residues are generated during the harvesting and lumber pro...
The Canadian forest products industry has failed to retain its competitiveness in the global market...
The pulp and paper industry depends on a long and integrated supply chain. Forest products start in ...
Intense international competition pushes the actors of wood supply chains to implement efficient woo...
The efficient management of a diverse portfolio of resources is vital for sustainable economic growt...
The transport of timber and biomass represents a significant proportion of the operational cost for ...
The purpose of this paper is to propose a mathematical programming approach to minimize the total c...
In a pre-study, concerning roundwood freshness, performed by the Forestry Research Institute of Swed...
Abstract. The planning of wood supply to pulp and saw mills at Stora Enso in Finland involves multip...
Forest fuel is an important source of energy with potential for increased use in the Nordic countrie...
Large-scale wood sourcing requires complex planning processes that are often supported by optimizati...
In this paper, the integrated planning of production and distribution for a pulp company is consider...
In the forest sector, the supply chain starts with growing stock and proceeds to single or multiple ...
In recent decades, the forest industry has been growingly expanded due to economic conditions, clima...
The present manuscript tackles the supply chain forest transportation problem in the context of fore...
In the forest industry, large volumes of residues are generated during the harvesting and lumber pro...
The Canadian forest products industry has failed to retain its competitiveness in the global market...
The pulp and paper industry depends on a long and integrated supply chain. Forest products start in ...
Intense international competition pushes the actors of wood supply chains to implement efficient woo...
The efficient management of a diverse portfolio of resources is vital for sustainable economic growt...
The transport of timber and biomass represents a significant proportion of the operational cost for ...
The purpose of this paper is to propose a mathematical programming approach to minimize the total c...
In a pre-study, concerning roundwood freshness, performed by the Forestry Research Institute of Swed...
Abstract. The planning of wood supply to pulp and saw mills at Stora Enso in Finland involves multip...