Working paper
Analysis of factors that affect the transport efficiency of in-field chipping operations. CRC for Forestry, Harvesting and Operations Bulletin 11, September 2010
CRC for Forestry
2010
Abstract
Effective management of transport is an important component of efficient in-field chipping operations. A number of factors contribute to the overall cost-effectiveness of transport, and significant savings can be made by making relatively straightforward adjustments to scheduling and other operational factors. This bulletin reports on the results of a trial of FastTRUCK, a truck scheduling system developed by the CRC for Forestry, to evaluate some of the factors that affect transport efficiency. The analysis focused on the effect of chipper productivity and utilisation, number of chipping operations accessible to each truck, truck loading and unloading time, net payload on daily transportation costs, number of trucks, and average truck utilisation.
Details
- Title
- Analysis of factors that affect the transport efficiency of in-field chipping operations. CRC for Forestry, Harvesting and Operations Bulletin 11, September 2010
- Authors
- Mauricio Acuna (Author) - University of TasmaniaMohammad R Ghaffariyan (Author) - University of MelbourneMark W Brown (Author) - University of Melbourne
- Publication details
- 4 pages
- Publisher
- CRC for Forestry
- Date published
- 2010
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2010 CRC for Forestry. Reproduced here with permission..
- Organisation Unit
- Tropical Forests and People Research Centre; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Forest Industries Research Centre; Forest Research Institute
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99450479802621
- Output Type
- Working paper
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