Improving Forest Operations Management through Applied Research

Mark W Brown; Martin Strandgard; Mauricio Acuna; Damian Walsh; Richard Mitchell

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Improving Forest Operations Management through Applied Research

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Improving Forest Operations Management through Applied Research

Mark W Brown, Martin Strandgard, Mauricio Acuna, Damian Walsh and Richard Mitchell

Croatian Journal of Forest Engineering, Vol.32(2), pp.471-480

FORMEC Symposium, 44th (Graz, Austria, 09-Oct-2011–13-Oct-2011)

2011

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innovation

implementation

efficiency

operations management

A great challenge of applied research is translating results into industry innovation. Increasingly, forest managers do not have the capacity to interpret research results but prefer to be presented with tools based on the research results that can be readily implemented. The Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) for Forestry, based in Australia, has focused on delivering research results to industry partners in novel ways that can be easily applied in the field. This paper discusses six approaches taken by the CRC to help transfer applied research results to industry, including basic benchmarking curves for feller-bunchers, a toolbox for operational machine evaluation, a productivity model, a method to predict productivity with existing data, a guide for effective use of onboard computers and an optimised transportation planning tool. For each approach the paper will discuss how these approaches were developed and applied with industry collaboration.

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Title: Improving Forest Operations Management through Applied Research
Authors: Mark W Brown (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast
Martin Strandgard (Author) - University of Melbourne
Mauricio Acuna (Author) - University of Tasmania
Damian Walsh (Author) - University of Tasmania
Richard Mitchell (Author) - CRC for Forestry - WARPES
Publication details: Croatian Journal of Forest Engineering, Vol.32(2), pp.471-480
Conference details: FORMEC Symposium, 44th (Graz, Austria, 09-Oct-2011–13-Oct-2011)
Publisher: Sveuciliste u Zagrebu
Date published: 2011
ISSN: 1845-5719
Copyright note: Copyright © 2011 The Author. Originally published in CROJFE. Brown, M W, Strandgard, M, Acuna, M, Walsh, D, Mitchell, R. 2011. Improving Forest Operations Management through Applied Research. 32: 471-480
Organisation Unit: Tropical Forests and People Research Centre; Forest Industries Research Centre; Forest Research Institute
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99449885402621
Output Type: Journal article

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