Cost minimization through optimized raw material quality composition

A Proposed Method and Its Development for Wood Recovery Assessment in the Furniture Manufacturing Process

“…Ultimately, improved wood recovery plays a major role in a successful wood manufacturing operation (Huber et al 1985). Obtaining increased wood recovery is an economic strategy for minimizing the raw material expenditure (Buehlmann et al 2011). It can lead to creating potential savings in production costs.…”

“…The geometry characteristics relate to the lumber dimensions (Wiedenback and Araman 1995;Mitchell et al 2005). The quality and quantity requirements correlate to the size and type of wood defects allowed, one-face or both-face quality requirements, and lumber grade (Cumbo 1999;Buehlmann et al 2011). Wood quality can be defined as the combination of all of the wood characteristics that affect the value recovery chain and serviceability of the end products (Zhang 2003).…”

Determining optimal primary sawing and ripping machine settings in the wood manufacturing chain

“…For wood manufacturers around the world, the single biggest cost factor is known to be its raw material (Lundahl, 2007;Buehlmann et al, 2011;Crickmay and Associates, 2013a). Thus maximum utilisation, specifically volume recovery of this raw material, is of key importance for the industry.…”

“…Secondary manufacturers of solid wood products, saw kiln-dried flitches or lumber boards into dimension parts of specified sizes, qualities and quantities according to customer orders (Buehlmann et al, 2011). Secondary manufacturers are also referred to as rough millers in the United States (Buehlmann et al, 2011).…”

“…Secondary manufacturers are also referred to as rough millers in the United States (Buehlmann et al, 2011). It is important to note that the differentiation of sawmillers and secondary manufacturers in Figure 1.1 is not always so clear.…”