Metaheuristics applied for storage yards allocation in an Amazonian sustainable forest management area

Aguiar, Marcelo; Silva, Gilson Fernandes da; Mauri, Geraldo Regis; Silva, Evandro Ferreira da; Mendonça, Adriano Ribeiro de; Silva, Jéferson Pereira Martins; Silva, Rodrigo Freitas; Santos, Jeangelis Silva; Lavagnoli, Gabriel Lessa; Figueiredo, E. O.

doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.110926

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“…As the harvesting time is limited, reliable logistics support is needed during the available periods to ensure a timely and even supply of timber to the sawmills (Kuloglu et al, 2019). Large sawmills typically operate satellite wet yards to store just‐in‐case timber to feed their production during these wet seasons (Aguiar et al, 2020; Alam et al, 2014; Chan et al, 2009). Unfortunately, these wet seasons mean idle time and loss of profit opportunities for logging/trucking companies.…”

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Examination of upstream supply chain and logistics issues in the US logging industry

Dogru,

Elmadag,

Gong

et al. 2024

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Using a mixed methods approach, this study investigates upstream supply chain and logistics issues in the logging industry through the findings of (1) a systematic literature review and (2) an inductive and interpretive case study of Mississippi, a top timber‐producing state in the United States. First, we analyze 45 peer‐reviewed studies examining logistical challenges in the logging industry via a systematic literature review to identify existing cumulative knowledge. Then, we conduct 11 qualitative semistructured interviews with logging business owners/managers to understand better complex and interdependent logistics issues that negatively impact productivity and profitability in the upstream timber supply chain. Performing a comparative analysis of the systematic literature review results and interview findings, we propose a general conceptual framework that classifies 25 logistical challenges in three main areas. They are (1) supply chain issues, (2) company‐, and (3) industry‐specific issues. Finally, using an abductive reasoning approach, we generalize our findings by linking our conceptual framework to resource dependence theory, transaction cost economics theory, and carrier selection literature to develop propositions to guide future quantitative research efforts.

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Section: Study I: Systematic Literature Reviewmentioning

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Examination of upstream supply chain and logistics issues in the US logging industry

Dogru,

Elmadag,

Gong

et al. 2024

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“…The social indicator system was constructed with primary reference to the literature [14,21,[34][35][36][37]. The economic indicator system was constructed with primary reference to the literature [6,8,[38][39][40][41]. The environment indicator system was constructed with primary reference to the literature [2,15,20,30,42,43], while at the same time the classification was appropriately adjusted to actual situation, including the current major modes of transport in forest areas and their average speeds, the economic restructuring of forest areas under policy regulation, and the limitations of earlier forest road network planning concepts and techniques.…”

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“…To ensure the sustainable development of populations living in forested areas, the design of forest road networks also needs to take into account the needs of agriculture, livestock, and tourism. The assessment of the sustainability of forest roads after all needs have been met is important and will test whether forest roads take into account social, environmental, and economic development [6][7][8][9]. So far, the evaluation of forest road networks has been concerned with technical indicators such as road density, accessibility, convenience, and the degree of the environmental impact of the network [10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17].…”

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Study of the Sustainability of a Forest Road Network Using GIS-MCE

Long,

Pang,

Wang

2023

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An environmentally friendly and economically efficient forest road network is the key to sustainable forest management, and it is essential to evaluate the sustainability of an established forest road network and to optimize the forest road network based on sustainability criteria. This study proposes a sustainability evaluation method for forest road networks. The evaluation index system was constructed by selecting 12 indices from the social, economic, and ecological dimensions. To improve the credibility of the weighting of the evaluation indicators, the evaluation indicators were assigned subjective and objective weights by the analytic hierarchy process and the entropy weight method, respectively, and the game theory idea was used to comprehensively assign the weights. The study area was chosen to be the Taohuajiang State-Owned Forest Farm, which is a national forest park and is also an ecological public welfare forest. The development of the forest road network in the social, economic, and environmental dimensions was calculated by adopting the evaluation method proposed in this study, and the sustainability of the forest road network in each subdivision of the study area was determined, to provide a detailed theoretical basis for the management to carry out the upgrading of the sustainability of the forest road network. The results derived from the evaluation methodology show that the sustainable development of the forest road network in the study area is “excellent”. At the same time, the level of sustainability of the forest road network in different areas of the study area was also evaluated. Finally, this paper puts forward policy recommendations for optimizing the sustainable development of forest road networks. The original sustainability evaluation method in this paper provides a scientific tool for assessing the degree of sustainable development of forest road networks, which contributes to optimizing the forest road networks.

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