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Predicting productivity of timber loading operations: a literature review
Silva Balcanica, Vol.22(2), pp.81-90
2021
Abstract
Loading is considered a bottleneck of the forest harvesting system as it acts as a connection between primary transport and secondary transport (from roadside/ landing to mills or central yards). Any delay during the loading component can cause delay in the primary wood extraction and/ or secondary transportation. This article reviewed the current knowledge on loading productivity studies. Based on the results, the main variables impacting the loading productivity include log size, log lengths, load volume per truck, number of logs (or pieces) per truck and number of safety straps. The productivity of loading operations ranged from 3.4 m3/PMH0 in a manual loading to 168.9 m3/PMH0 using mechanised loaders. The results of this review can assist the academic and industrial users for predicting, controlling and managing the productivity of loading operations.
Details
- Title
- Predicting productivity of timber loading operations: a literature review
- Authors
- Mohammad Reza Ghaffariyan (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Forest Industries Research Centre
- Publication details
- Silva Balcanica, Vol.22(2), pp.81-90
- Publisher
- Bulgarska Akademiya na Naukite
- Date published
- 2021
- DOI
- 10.3897/silvabalcanica.22.e69240
- ISSN
- 1311-8706
- Copyright note
- Copyright (c) Mohammad Reza Ghaffariyan. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Forest Industries Research Centre; Forest Research Institute
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99578908902621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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