Wood Sourcing for a Sawmill in Challenging Conditions

- Metsä Group -

NEED

Optimise the supply to a sawmill in Russia with the following conditions:
- forests are dispersed in 84,000 ha
- road infrastructure is underdeveloped
- lack of detailed forest inventory data

SOLUTION

10-year seasonal schedule for road construction, harvest and transportation.
Considers forest and soil characteristics, harvesting regimes, timber transportation, and different road types (for winter and summer)

BENEFITS

Minimizes the budget to reach annual harvest levels
Detailed plan with accurate estimations of construction costs, harvesting cashflows and volumes.

METHODOLOGY IN BRIEF

With satellite images and ground reference data, we estimated the standing inventory and soil characteristics.

Optimization while considering multiple variables including harvest schedules, and existing and future road networks.

We optimize forestry businesses and road planning while considering everything required by the client.

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MORE INFORMATION ON THE METHODOLOGY

To create the plan we first mapped the standing stock and soil characteristics using RapidEye-5m ground resolution satellite images and field sample plots measured with TRESTIMA. These were then used as input into a wood flow optimisation program which considered all costs related to wood sourcing as well as the legislative framework under which the lease areas are managed.

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